Name: The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles
Brand: Greg Iles
Price: 104.16 RON
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Marked by one jaw-dropping plot turn after another, this latest work by the poster boy of Southern gothic thrillers (Kirkus Reviews) portrays a world of depravity, sex, violence, and the corruption of a Southern town. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. nFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Penn Cage series and the Natchez Burning trilogy comes a steamy, swampy tale of international nastiness (Kirkus Reviews) in an electrifying thriller that reveals a world of depravity, sex, violence, and the corruption of a Southern town. nAs a prosecuting attorney in Houston, Penn Cage sent hardened killers to death row. But it is as mayor of his hometown--Natchez, Mississippi--that Penn will face his most dangerous threat. Penn has ridden into office on a tide of support for change. But in its quest for new jobs and fresh money, Natchez has turned to casino gambling, and now five fantastical steamboats float on the river beside the old slave market at Natchez. But one boat isn't like the others. n nRumor has it that the Magnolia Queen has found a way to pull the big players from Las Vegas to its Mississippi backwater. And with them come pro football players, rap stars, and international gamblers, all sharing an unquenchable taste for one thing: blood sport--and the dark vices that go with it. When a childhood friend of Penn's who brought him evidence of these crimes is brutally murdered, the full weight of Penn's failure to protect his city hits home. So begins his qu