Books like True Evil

True Evil by Greg Iles is a modern, psychological thriller blending elements of smooth yet relentless FBI detective work with what at least passes for a well researched biological terrorism plot. Iles is also fairly adept at characterization as this Natchez, MS based novel teams with three dimensional, very real protagonists and antagonists. One of the selling points of this book is the great detail to which Iles addresses almost every subplot and character interaction. Also refreshing is not only the very original storyline but also that Iles strays frequently from the beaten path and the novel takes several unexpected, but very amusing twists. Coming to the end, I really was unsure of how it would come out. If this is ever made into a film, I hope that the Coen Brothers direct as they would be uniquely qualified to document the combination of very real terror filled and brutal scenes with what could also be some dark humor. Very entertaining.