The first in a trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles that weaves crimes past and present into a mesmerizing thriller featuring southern mayor and former prosecutor Penn Cage.áRaised in Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned all he knows from his father, Tom Cage.But now the beloved family doctor has been accused of murdering the African-American nurse with whom he worked in the 196os. Penn is determined to cave his father, no matter the cost. The quest for answers sends Penn deep into a dark conspiracy involving the vicious Double Eagles, an offshoot of the KKK controlled by some of the state´s most powerful men.áWith the aid of a local reporter and his fiancée, Penn uncovers a bloody trail stretching back forty years, and is forced to confront a wrenching dilemma: Does a man of honor choose his father or justice?á