"The line between good and evil runs down the middle of every human heart..."
GREG ILES is not a prolific author, but a profound one
in the popular genre of fiction. His works are thick with excitement
and observation, but most particularly his characters are some of the most
believable you will run across. His stories and plots are eminently
readable, drawing you ever deeper into what makes fiction not just good,
but satisfying and unstoppable.
Born in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father worked at the American embassey, Mr. Iles now lives in Mississippi, and has become --- deservedly ---one of that state's hallowed icons of writing.
His first novel Spandau Phoenix was a New York Times bestseller. The second, Black Cross, was awarded the Mississippi Author's Award for Fiction and was a New York Times bestseller. Finally, his newest novel, Mortal Fear, is also a New York Times bestseller.
What was the secret of the last Nazi in Spandau Prison?
Are there still die-hards who want to take over the world and establish
a 4th Reich? What dark power does the legacy of the nazis still hold
for people in today's world? And what lies in store for people who
MUST oppose such diabolical and treacherous plans? Will the phoenix
rise from the ashes to enslave us...or will it sink back into myth once
again?
Fearful that the nazis plan to use a deadly gas on the Allied army on
D-Day, a suicide mission is formulated to turn the tables. Commandos
are sent deep into Germany to release "Black Cross" --- an Allied deadly
gas --- at the hub of Germany's research experiments. But the commandos
decide suicide is not an option and their struggle to survive and escape
captures the reader in a wild adventure which Iles weaves so well.
MORTAL FEAR is a sweeping book that straddles the timeless struggle
of the sexes and the quest for immortality along with the up-to-the-minute
timeliness of that technological wonder of communication: The Internet.
Iles introduces us to our deeper, darker yearnings amplified to the nth
degree and takes the reader on a harrowing jaunt along the byways of what
is most important about love and fear.