Now that the book has been nominated for multiple awards, along with everything else that came with it, it's easy to minimize that risk. Writing a trilogy like that was a huge risk in the world of mainstream fiction. Reader reaction to 'Natchez Burning' actually stunned me after five years off the shelf. You said then that you would 'see what happens.' How has the last year treated you? Tuesday at Lemuria Books in Jackson.Ī year ago this month, you returned to writing with the release of 'Natchez Burning,' the first in your epic trilogy about your now-familiar character Penn Cage.

Iles will sign copies of 'The Bone Tree' at 1 p.m.

Plans are even in motion for 'Natchez Burning' to become a cable series with Sony and Amazon Studios - a production Iles is hoping will be shot in Natchez and surrounding areas.Ī Ole Miss graduate, Iles has 14 New York Times Bestsellers to his credit, and 'The Bone Tree' takes a look at the 'Natchez Burning' narrative in its own direction. It has been nominated for Best Novel of 2014 by the Independent Booksellers Association, and Best Hardcover Novel by the International Thriller Writers. His readers enthusiastically welcomed him back, and 'Natchez Burning,' which examines racial division and violence in 1960s Mississippi, was an immediate bestseller. It's been exactly 12 months since Greg Iles returned to the literary world with a bang, after a near-fatal automobile accident had placed him on a self-imposed hiatus for five years. Internationally-acclaimed author Greg Iles of Natchez will release 'The Bone Tree,' the second book of his celebrated trilogy that was introduced last April with his bestseller 'Natchez Burning.'

The bone tree trilogy