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Following the events of *Natchez Burning*, lawyer Penn Cage faces a desperate fight to protect his father, Dr. Tom Cage, from a false murder charge. Each legal maneuver reveals unsettling truths about Tom’s past, the murder of his former nurse Viola Turner, and the infamous Double Eagle Club—a violent, FBI‑infiltrated faction of the KKK active during the 1915 civil‑rights era. As corruption and history collide, Penn must confront the poisonous legacy of his own family while trying to prevent a mythic past from wreaking havoc on the present.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: Greg Iles
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