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Greg Iles

グレッグ・イルズ

Gureggu Iruzu

Aliases: Mark Gregory Iles

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-04-08 （Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany）
Died
2025-08-15 （Natchez, Mississippi） age 65
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Natchez, Mississippi → Stuttgart

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter
Active Years
1993-2024
Memberships
Rock Bottom Remainders

Education

University of Mississippi
Period: 1979-1983
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: United States
Trinity Episcopal Day School卒業後入学

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Spandau Phoenix

1993 Thriller

A thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess.

NazisWar crimes

24 Hours

2000 Thriller

A tense story about kidnapping.

KidnappingFamily
Adaptations
  • [Film] Trapped / Don Roos (2002)

Natchez Burning

2014 Crime novel

First in a trilogy set in Natchez dealing with race issues.

RacismHistoryMississippi

Bibliography

  • Spandau Phoenix
  • Black Cross
  • Mortal Fear
  • The Quiet Game
  • 24 Hours
  • Dead Sleep
  • Sleep No More
  • The Footprints of God
  • Blood Memory
  • Turning Angel
  • True Evil
  • Third Degree
  • The Devil's Punchbowl
  • The Death Factory
  • Natchez Burning
  • The Bone Tree
  • Mississippi Blood
  • Cemetery Road
  • Southern Man

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed descriptionsSuspenseful plotsMississippi local color
Recurring Motifs
Natchez settingRacial issuesHistorical secrets

Health

  • Ruptured aorta
    2011年
    Lost right leg below the knee, 8-day induced coma, 3-year recovery
  • Multiple myeloma
    1996-2025
    Wheelchair use in later years, stem cell transplant, cause of death

Legacy

Known as a bestselling author for novels set in Natchez, Mississippi, dealing with race and history. Published 17 novels and one novella.

Trivia

  • Father ran the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic.
  • Member of the Rock Bottom Remainders musical group.