Southern Man: A Political Thriller from the Natchez Burning Series (Penn Cage Book 7)

Southern Man by Greg Iles is a powerful political thriller and the final chapter in the Penn Cage saga. Fifteen years after the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage lives in isolation, haunted by loss and a dark secret. His solitude is shattered when a mass shooting at a Mississippi rap festival nearly kills his daughter, Annie. As racial violence and arson sweep across Natchez and Bienville, a radical Black group claims responsibility, igniting fear and pushing the nation toward chaos.

Amid the turmoil, a charismatic Southern war hero, Robert E. Lee “Bobby” White—known as the “TikTok Man”—emerges as a third-party presidential candidate, threatening to upend American democracy. With his daughter, now a civil rights lawyer, and a former Black Panther, Penn races to uncover the truth behind Bobby White’s rise to power. As America stands on the brink of a second Civil War, Penn risks everything to expose a conspiracy that could destroy the country.

Greg Iles delivers a gripping, timely story about race, power, and the fragility of democracy in a divided America.