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

Southern Man by Greg Iles, an instant New York Times bestseller, is a gripping political thriller and the powerful conclusion to the Natchez Burning saga.

Fifteen years after the trilogy, Penn Cage lives in isolation, burdened by loss and secrets. His quiet exile shatters when a mass shooting at a Mississippi rap festival nearly kills his daughter, Annie. As chaos erupts and racial tensions ignite across the South, a charismatic war hero, Robert E. Lee White, rises as a third-party presidential candidate—threatening to push the nation toward division and violence.

Teaming up with his daughter and a former Black Panther, Penn races to expose the truth behind White’s movement before America descends into a second civil war.

Bold, timely, and deeply human, Southern Man explores race, justice, and democracy in a nation on the edge—cementing Greg Iles as one of America’s greatest storytellers.