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In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

  
  MWP: Greg Iles
Mississippi writer Greg Iles is best known for his thrillers, which have drawn rave reviews from readers, critics, and writers, including Stephen King and John Grisham.
Iles was born at the height of the Cold War in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy medical clinic.
Greg Iles lives with his wife and two children in Natchez, Mississippi.
www.olemiss.edu /mwp/dir/iles_greg   (738 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Blood Memory : A Novel: Books: Greg Iles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Greg Iles, author of seven New York Times best sellers, is a proven master at drawing readers in from the outset.
It is to Ile’s credit that the novel’s tension and pace continues to its culmination, and that the evidence, clues and hints he introduces actually bear scrutiny rather than serving as mere props for his convenience.
Iles weaves in dark strains of child sexual abuse and the resulting repressed memories as Cat searches for the serial killer and for answers about her father's death.
www.amazon.ca /Blood-Memory-Novel-Greg-Iles/dp/0743454154   (0 words)

  
 Bookins: Footprints-God-Novel - Greg-Iles - 0743454146
From acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes a cutting-edge thriller in which the next phase of human evolution may not be human at all....
Greg Iles is a great writer, and I would read any piece of literature by him again in a heartbeat.
Iles had an extremely large imagination and he put all of his crazy thoughts into this book, and it turned out magical.
www.bookins.com /bookdetails/Footprints-God-Novel/Greg-Iles/0743454146/13777018/MM/desc   (1342 words)

  
  Greg Iles at AllExperts
Greg Iles (born 1960) is an American bestselling novelist.
Greg Iles was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1960, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic.
Greg currently lives in Natchez, Mississippi, with his wife and his two children.
en.allexperts.com /e/g/gr/greg_iles.htm   (312 words)

  
 Greg Iles - Definition, explanation
Greg Iles was born in Germany in 1960, where his father ran the US Embassy Medical Clinic during the height of the Cold War.
Greg spent several years playing music in the band “Frankly Scarlet.” The year after he was married, he gigged on the road for 50 weeks out of 52, and realized that this lifestyle was simply not sustainable with a family.
Greg's novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages and published in more than twenty countries worldwide.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/g/gr/greg_iles.php   (517 words)

  
 BookPage Interview July 2002: Greg Iles
Fans of best-selling thriller writer Greg Iles may be surprised to find him crossing over into Stephen King country with his latest psychodrama, a spooky supernatural tale called Sleep No More.
Like Pearson, Iles used to make his living as a rock musician (he was guitarist and vocalist for the band Frankly Scarlet) before switching to fiction writing.
Iles admits his unique creative process leaves little room for a series or sequels.
www.bookpage.com /0207bp/greg_iles.html   (0 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Greg Iles - Books: Meet the Writers
Greg Iles has led a sort of double life as a novelist -- his first books, based on extrapolations from real events in World War II, earned him an initial following, but his very modern crime novels are what currently hold his -- and his readers' -- focus.
Iles was born in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father was in charge of the medical clinic at the U.S. Embassy, in 1961.
Iles has the ability to be gloomily prophetic, but not intentionally.
www.barnesandnoble.com /writers/writerdetails.asp?cid=968057   (0 words)

  
 Greg Iles, Mississippi writer of 24 Hours, Dead Sleep, Quiet Game, Mortal Fear, Black Cross, from Natchez
Below are photos of Greg Iles taken in the Grove at Ole Miss as he appeared on Thacker Mountain Radio broadcast on July 18, 2002.
Iles was born in 1961 during the height of the Cold War in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father was the head of the U.S. Embassy medical clinic there (Padgett).
This is Greg Iles's own personal web site with a synopsis of each of his novels, a biography, and a chance for you to email him yourself.
shs.starkville.k12.ms.us /mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/writers/GregIles/iles_greg.html   (0 words)

  
 Amazon.de: The Quiet Game: English Books: Greg Iles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Yes--if that writer is Greg Iles, who has proven in such varied efforts as Black Cross, Mortal Fear, and Spandau Phoenix that he knows how to squeeze the last drop of suspense out of all sorts of situations.
Iles immediately makes us feel both sympathy and empathy for his glossy hero, Penn Cage--a former ace Texas prosecutor turned suspense novelist whose sales are up there in the John Grisham Himalayan range.
Iles does for Natchez what John Berendt did for Savannah in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, creating a gothic Southern landscape where elegance and depravity walk hand in hand.
www.amazon.de /Quiet-Game-Greg-Iles/dp/0525937935   (0 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Turning Angel: A Novel: Books: Greg Iles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Iles, who lives in Natchez, convincingly depicts how these tensions play out among high school students, who, as Gage repeatedly learns, are not the innocent babes of his youth.
If Greg Iles has a wife, I would think she would be offended at this subject matter.
Greg Iles grabs you in the first couple of pages and doesn't let you go until you have finished the book.
www.amazon.com /Turning-Angel-Novel-Greg-Iles/dp/0743234715   (0 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Spandau Phoenix: Books: Greg Iles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This book is probably Greg's best creation, and provides an fictional (but closely linked to history) view of the aftermath of the 2nd world war, and particularily the treatment of the remaining German military high command.
Greg Iles has managed to combine the historical espionage of authors such as Jack Higgins and Len Deighton with the techno-realism of Tom Clancy in Spandau Phoenix.
Iles is describing the murky situation of post WWII international relations, or an assault on Horn's house in the Transvaal.
www.amazon.co.uk /Spandau-Phoenix-Greg-Iles/dp/0340638214   (0 words)

  
 Bookins: Dead-Sleep - Greg-Iles---Susie-Breck - 1587885247
Iles is also highly skilled in structuring plots that keep the reader turning the pages.
Iles is a highly skilled writer, and this book is a lot of fun to read despite it's over-the-top nature.
Iles seems to be getting better at his craft, mastering many different types of plot, rather than veering into formula.
www.bookins.com /bookdetails/Dead-Sleep/Greg-Iles---Susie-Breck/1587885247/9319364/AA/desc   (902 words)

  
 Greg Iles
Greg Iles was born in Germany, where his father ran the US Embassy Medical Clinic during the height of the Cold War.
Greg's first novel, Spandau Phoeniz, a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess, was published in 1993 and became a New York Times bestseller.
Unlike most novelists, Greg does not write the same genre book every time out, but explores new territory with each effort.
www.rockbottomremainders.com /pages/bios/greg.html   (0 words)

  
 Rassegna di libro: Sonno guasto da Greg Iles
Il heroine è un photographer di guerra che sta cercando disperatamente la verità circa la sua sorella gemellata che compare in una delle pitture delle donne mancanti.
Greg Iles ha tessuto abilmente il tema di fotographia in un romanzo nei sensi che li soddisferanno e stupiranno.
Il cavaliere del Dott può essere raggiunto dal E-mail a drknight@hypnosis.org, da posta normale a la via di 7306 Sherbrooke verso ovest, Montreal, QC, Canada, H4B 1R7 e per telefono (514) a 827-4673.
www.hypnosis.org /italian.php?u=http://hypnosis.org/gregiles.htm   (342 words)

  
 Booked.tv Interactive | Buy Books by Greg Iles
With these words, New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns to his trademark Southern milieu in this terrifying thriller, an unnerving tale of evil lurking beneath the veneer of idyllic suburban life.
In Sleep No More, Greg Iles returns to the territory of some of his best-loved works, the steamy and hypnotic small town Mississippi where Iles himself grew up.
Greg Iles has written a brilliant epic novel that rips open the last great secret of World War II.
www.booked.tv /html/shop/books/authors/iles_greg.htm   (0 words)

  
 Greenwood Commonwealth - Greg Iles: Novelist will make Greenwood stop as part of promotional tour
Iles describes himself and his family - he and his wife have two children - as firmly planted in Natchez, where he grew up.
Iles might find a familiar face in Greenwood when he runs into Jamie Kornegay, one of the new owners of Dancing Rabbit Books.
Iles is is the first author who will be visiting under the Kornegays' auspices.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15891158&BRD=1838&PAG=461&dept_id=104621&rfi=6   (0 words)

  
 MWP Writer News (April 29, 2002): Greg Iles to visit Ole Miss April 30
Iles’ visit to the university is sponsored by the John and Renee Grisham Visiting Writers Series and the Department of English.
Iles was born in Germany, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic at the height of the Cold War.
For Black Cross, Iles was awarded the Mississippi Author’s Award for Fiction and the Bertelsmann Award for New Fiction, after being nominated by renowned author John Grisham.
www.olemiss.edu /mwp/news/2002/2002_04_29_gregiles.html   (0 words)

  
 Greg Iles, Mississippi writer/author
Greg Iles is recognized as a genius in the area of fiction writing.
Greg Iles, now thirty-six years old, was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1961 at the climax of the Cold War.
Greg Iles has been the recipient of many awards and honors.
www.shs.starkville.k12.ms.us /mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/writers/Iles.html   (0 words)

  
 Mortal Fear - Greg Iles - Product Details - USA :: ttgapers.com
Iles has created a character--Harper Cole, a futures trader and online pornographer--who could very well be the person killing off subscribers to his Internet sex service.
I'm a fan of Greg Iles, who I believe is one of the best thriller writers around.
But this is the way Iles writes nearly all of his books, and these flaws didn't really detract from the storyline that much.
www.ttgapers.com /module-ttStore-product-asin-0451180410-locale-us.html   (0 words)

  
 24 Hours by Greg Iles EAN: 9780451203595   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Iles is a master storyteller, and this one has big screen written all over it--with Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as the Jennings, if we're lucky.
The doctor's daughter was 5 years old, but many times throughout the story, Iles made her come across as intelligent as a college student--certainly not believable.
This Greg Iles thriller has a quick hook to grab readers, and doesn't release you until the final pages.
www.campusi.com /isbn_0451203593.htm   (0 words)

  
 Greg Iles
Mississippi writer Greg Iles was born at the height of the Cold War in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy medical clinic which allowed Iles to get a good understanding about culture in other parts of the world.
Iles first Novel “Spandau Phoenix” was a New York Times bestseller.
Iles is recognized throughout the United States and the world as a great writer.
www2.nemcc.edu /mspeople/greg_iles.htm   (0 words)

  
 Greg Iles' Blog
Posted by Greg Iles at 11/22/2006 9:09 AM View Comments (3)
If you're reading this blog you've probably also read at least one Greg Iles novel and you know his books deal with controversial issues.
Greg wholeheartedly believes in freedom of speech, and actively encourages the exchange of ideas, criticism and contrasting opinions.
www.gregilesblog.com   (0 words)

  
 Booked.tv Interactive | Featured Authors | Greg Iles
Greg Iles is often referred to as 'the master of southern Gothic crime writing'.
"I love that in a nation of ever-increasing homogeneity, the South as a region stubbornly retains its unique identity, both its dark and light sides." Iles is particularly interested in darkness, with his books constantly exploring the twin issues of human psychology and evil.
Before becoming a writer, Greg Iles was part of a band called 'Frankly Scarlet'.
www.booked.tv /html/books/authors/iles_greg.htm   (0 words)

  
 Greg Iles - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Greg spent several years playing music in the band "Frankly Scarlet." The year after he was married, he gigged on the road for 50 weeks out of 52, and realized that this lifestyle was simply not sustainable with a family.
Greg calls this a learning experience, and will add an essay about this experience to the site soon.
Greg's novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages and published in more than twenty countries worldwide.
uk.imdb.com /name/nm1023692/bio   (511 words)

  
 Crescent Blues Book Views| Greg Iles: Blood Memory
As Greg Iles' latest thriller opens, Dr. Cat Ferry, a forensic dentist who specializes in deciphering human bites, receives an ominous phone call.
Greg Iles' gripping thriller moves from the New Orleans Garden District where Cat Ferry works as an FBI consultant, to her family's antebellum estate in Natchez, Mississippi.
A cell phone wrapped in a baggie to protect it from a raging storm, bloody footprints in Cat's childhood bedroom revealed by forensic chemicals, the sketches made by her Vietnam veteran father, all bring this thriller to life.
www.crescentblues.com /8_7issue/bk_iles_blood.shtml   (291 words)

  
 Greg Iles books : Lovereading UK
Greg Iles is the internationally bestselling author of nine earlier highly acclaimed thrillers, including DARK MATTER and BLOOD MEMORY.
Resisting those who would use a revolutionary new technology for unethical purposes, doctor David Tennant and psychiatrist Rachel Weiss run for their lives from ruthless NSA agents and turn to David's unusual dreams for guidance.
An explosive thriller from the worldwide bestselling author Greg Iles, reissued with a distinctive, edgy new livery.
www.lovereading.co.uk /author/967   (0 words)

  
 Powell's Books - True Evil: A Novel by Greg Iles
Iles isn't as original as Thomas Harris, whose mad genius is incomparable, but the novel's more horrific moments reminded me of 'The Silence of the Lambs' and 'Hannibal.'
The men's scheme — divorce by murder — is both cynical and lurid in the extreme, but Iles develops his characters, and the medical details, with such care that it becomes plausible.
Iles takes his title from the saying that 'True evil has a face you know and a voice you trust,' and demonstrates its truth.
www.powells.com /biblio/0743292499   (0 words)

  
 Bookreporter.com - DEAD SLEEP by Greg Iles
Greg Iles, like most authors, wrote DEAD SLEEP in chapter form.
Iles doesn't yet have much of a bibliography behind him --- six novels now --- but no matter.
Iles doesn't repeat himself, doesn't phone in his work, doesn't work from a formula.
www.bookreporter.com /reviews/0451206525.asp   (0 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Blood Memory: A Novel: Books: Greg Iles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
I sent a 'fan letter' to Iles and he was gracious and I was impressed.
Iles also explores the meaning of childhood memories, the psychology of vengeance, and the imperfections of our criminal justice system.
His even greater strengths are: (1) his ability to develop intense multi-dimensional characters that, even with their flaws, you really care about, and (2) his deep knowledge of the subject matter he is writing about combined with his ability to describe it in a style that the reader can learn from and find interesting.
www.amazon.com /Blood-Memory-Novel-Greg-Iles/dp/0743234707   (0 words)

  
 Greg Iles - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)
He was raised in Natchez, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1983.
Iles worked for several years as guitarist and vocalist for the band Frankly Scarlet, but after getting married in 1989, decided that a more stable lifestyle was in order.
Iles lives in Natchez, Mississippi, with his wife and two children, and is now at work on his sixth novel.
us.penguingroup.com /nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000015847,00.html?sym=BIO   (0 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Books: True Evil, by Greg Iles, Hardcover
He holds to the pace Iles sets in slowly upping the suspense ante, but he does it in a manner more modulated than breathless, adding to the building tension.
I was very disappointed with Turning Angel, but Greg Iles is back in top form with this ripper of a story.
Iles captures the pace of the deep south and keeps the story moving with his rich characters and brilliant writing.
search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&cds2Pid=280&isbn=0743292499   (1288 words)

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