{"product_id":"the-devils-punchbowl-paperback","title":"The Devil's Punchbowl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Iles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Penn Cage series and the Natchez Burning trilogy comes \"a steamy, swampy tale of international nastiness\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) in an electrifying thriller that reveals a world of depravity, sex, violence, and the corruption of a Southern town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a prosecuting attorney in Houston, Penn Cage sent hardened killers to death row. But it is as mayor of his hometown--Natchez, Mississippi--that Penn will face his most dangerous threat. Penn has ridden into office on a tide of support for change. But in its quest for new jobs and fresh money, Natchez has turned to casino gambling, and now five fantastical steamboats float on the river beside the old slave market at Natchez. But one boat isn't like the others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRumor has it that the \u003ci\u003eMagnolia Queen\u003c\/i\u003e has found a way to pull the big players from Las Vegas to its Mississippi backwater. And with them come pro football players, rap stars, and international gamblers, all sharing an unquenchable taste for one thing: blood sport--and the dark vices that go with it. When a childhood friend of Penn's who brought him evidence of these crimes is brutally murdered, the full weight of Penn's failure to protect his city hits home. So begins his quest to find the men responsible. With his family's lives at stake, Penn realizes his only allies in his one-man war are those bound to him by blood or honor. Ultimately, victory will depend on a bold stroke that will leave one of Penn's allies dead--and Natchez changed forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Punchbowl\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"knockout thriller that's just the right degree of chilly to combat the dog days of summer...Iles's knack for perfectly integrating character and plot could serve as a master's class for other authors\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e). This is \"much more than just an exciting read\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Iles was born in 1960 in Germany, where his father ran the US Embassy medical clinic during the height of the Cold War. After graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1983, he performed for several years with the rock band Frankly Scarlet and is a member of the lit-rock group The Rock Bottom Remainders. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eSpandau Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess, was published in 1993 and became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Iles went on to write numerous bestselling novels including \u003ci\u003eThird Degree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTurning Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Footprints of God\u003c\/i\u003e, the Natchez Burning trilogy, and \u003ci\u003e24 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e (released by Sony Pictures as \u003ci\u003eTrapped\u003c\/i\u003e, with full screenwriting credit for Iles). He lives in Natchez, Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692907401279,"sku":"9781982120665","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2a457c4c530ca892d22a98f92011bc05.webp?v=1764997043","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-devils-punchbowl-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}