Greg Iles obit

Natchez’s NYT Bestselling author Greg Iles has died

 He was not on the list.

NATCHEZ — New York Times Bestselling author and Natchez resident Greg Iles died at approximately 5 a.m. Friday.  Iles succumbed during his efforts to battle multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer.  In an interview in May 2024 when his final book, “Southern Man,” published, he said he intentionally put off a stem cell transplant in order to finish his writing the book.

“I waited to do the stem cell transplant, which some people will tell you is insane, but this book is so important. What it deals with is so dangerous and is what the country is dealing with right now. It’s an important political novel. I was not going into a procedure like that, which could potentially kill me without it being finished.”  For more than a year, Iles had been in treatment preparing for a stem cell transplant, a process that depletes the body’s immunity to the point that it will accept the new stem cells, which deploy to fight the cancer.  “I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of our beloved native son, Greg Iles,” said Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson. “Greg was a talented and brilliant author who never backed away from standing for justice and being an outspoken advocate for change.   “His books were captivating and in fact, mesmerizing. Once I would start reading one, I struggled to put it down,” Gibson said. “Sometimes I would stay up all night straining to stay awake as I turned each page. I was so blessed to call Greg a friend, not only personally but a friend to all of Natchez. We will forever miss him.”  This story will be updated when more information is available.

Works

Fiction

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 Game (1999) ISBN 0-525-93793-5

24 Hours (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 God (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) ISBN 978-1-4165-2454-0

The Devil's Punchbowl (2009) ISBN 978-0-7432-9251-1

The Death Factory (2014) novella ISBN 978-0-0623-3669-9

Natchez Burning (2014) ISBN 978-0-0623-1108-5

The Bone Tree (2015) ISBN 978-0-0623-1112-2

Mississippi Blood (2017) ISBN 978-0-0623-1116-0

Cemetery Road (2019) ISBN 978-0-0628-2468-4

Southern Man (2024) ISBN 978-0-0628-2469-1

Nonfiction

Hard Listening (2013), with Rock Bottom Remainders