Greg Iles
Encyclopedia
Greg Iles is an American
bestselling novel
ist who lives in Natchez, Mississippi
.
Iles was born in Stuttgart
, Germany
, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic. He was raised in Natchez, Mississippi
, where he attended Trinity Episcopal Day School
and graduated from the University of Mississippi
in 1983. Iles spent several years playing music in the band Frankly Scarlet. He quit the band after he was married and began working on his first novel, Spandau Phoenix, a thriller about Nazi
war criminal Rudolf Hess
. Spandau Phoenix was published in 1993 and became the first of eight New York Times best seller
s. In 2005 Blood Memory debuted at #8 on the Times list.
Iles has published best-selling novels in a variety of genres. His novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages and published in more than twenty countries worldwide.
In 2002, he wrote the script 24 Hours from his novel of the same name. It was rewritten by director Don Roos
and renamed Trapped (to avoid confusion with the then-current television series, 24
), which Iles then rewrote during the shoot, at the request of the producers and actors.
Iles is a member of the group The Rock Bottom Remainders
, which includes authors Dave Barry
, Ridley Pearson
, Stephen King
, Scott Turow
, Amy Tan
, Mitch Albom
, Roy Blount, Jr.
, Matt Groening
, and James McBride
.
United States
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bestselling novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist who lives in Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez is the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. With a total population of 18,464 , it is the largest community and the only incorporated municipality within Adams County...
.
Iles was born in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic. He was raised in Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez is the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. With a total population of 18,464 , it is the largest community and the only incorporated municipality within Adams County...
, where he attended Trinity Episcopal Day School
Trinity Episcopal Day School
Trinity Episcopal Day School is a private school located in Natchez, Mississippi with students in preschool through twelfth grade. Trinity Episcopal is accredited by the Mississippi State Department of Education, the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools, and the Southern Association of...
and graduated from the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
in 1983. Iles spent several years playing music in the band Frankly Scarlet. He quit the band after he was married and began working on his first novel, Spandau Phoenix, a thriller about Nazi
National Socialist German Workers Party
The National Socialist German Workers' Party , commonly known in English as the Nazi Party, was a political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. Its predecessor, the German Workers' Party , existed from 1919 to 1920...
war criminal Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a prominent Nazi politician who was Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party during the 1930s and early 1940s...
. Spandau Phoenix was published in 1993 and became the first of eight New York Times best seller
New York Times Best Seller list
The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is published weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine, which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication...
s. In 2005 Blood Memory debuted at #8 on the Times list.
Iles has published best-selling novels in a variety of genres. His novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages and published in more than twenty countries worldwide.
In 2002, he wrote the script 24 Hours from his novel of the same name. It was rewritten by director Don Roos
Don Roos
Donald Paul Roos is an American screenwriter and film director.-Life and career:Roos was born in New York. He attended the University of Notre Dame in Indiana...
and renamed Trapped (to avoid confusion with the then-current television series, 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
), which Iles then rewrote during the shoot, at the request of the producers and actors.
Iles is a member of the group The Rock Bottom Remainders
Rock Bottom Remainders
The Rock Bottom Remainders is a rock and roll band consisting of published writers, most of them both amateur musicians and popular English-language book, magazine, and newspaper authors. The band took its self-mocking name from the publishing term remaindered book, a work of which the unsold...
, which includes authors Dave Barry
Dave Barry
David "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.-Biography:Barry was born in Armonk, New York,...
, Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson, born on March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York, is an American writer. Pearson has historically written suspense and thriller novels for an adult audience, but has also begun branching out by writing adventure books for children....
, Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
, Scott Turow
Scott Turow
Scott F. Turow is an American author and a practicing lawyer. Turow has written eight fiction and two nonfiction books, which have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold over 25 million copies...
, Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Amy Tan is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages...
, Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
Mitchell David "Mitch" Albom is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide...
, Roy Blount, Jr.
Roy Blount, Jr.
Roy Alton Blount, Jr. is an American writer. Best known as a humorist, Blount is also a reporter, actor, and musician with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers. He is also a former president of the Authors Guild....
, Matt Groening
Matt Groening
Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons and Futurama....
, and James McBride
James McBride (writer)
James McBride is an American writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.-Early life:McBride's father, the late Rev. Andrew D...
.
Novels
- Spandau Phoenix (1993) ISBN 0-525-93604-1
- Black Cross (1995) ISBN 0-525-93829-X
- Mortal Fear (1997) ISBN 0-525-93792-7
- The Quiet GameThe Quiet GameThe Quiet Game is a novel by Greg Iles. It was first published in 1999 by Dutton in the United States.-Plot summary:The novel is of investigative crime fiction genre, entailing the main character of Penn Cage. Penn Cage travels back to his home town of Natchez, Mississippi with his daughter after...
(1999) ISBN 0-525-93793-5 - 24 Hours24 Hours (novel)24 Hours is a bestselling novel written by American author Greg Iles. It was published in 2000 by Putnam . The 2002 film Trapped is based on this book. -Plot summary:...
(2000) ISBN 0-399-14624-5 - Dead Sleep (2001) ISBN 0-399-14735-7
- Sleep No More (2002) ISBN 0-399-14881-7
- The Footprints of GodThe Footprints of GodThe Footprints of God is a thriller novel written by American author Greg Iles. It was published in hardcover in 2003 by Scribner, then in March 2004 by Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. The book was sold as Dark Matter in Australia...
(2003) (also titled Dark Matter) ISBN 0-340-82274-0 - Blood Memory (2005) ISBN 0-7432-3470-7
- Turning Angel (2005) ISBN 0-7432-3471-5
- True Evil (2006) ISBN 0-7432-9249-9
- Third Degree (2007)
- The Devil's Punchbowl (2009) ISBN 978-0-7432-9251-1
- Unwritten Laws: The Bone Tree (Announced for 2011, tentative title)
- Unwritten Laws: The Trial of Tom Cage (Announced, tentative title)
External links
- The Official Website of Greg Iles
- Barnes & Noble - Meet the Writers - Greg Iles
- The Footprints of God Reviewed at The Open Critic