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Successful novelist Penn Cage comes back to Natchez to recover--a long career as a prosecutor has left him with enemies on both sides of the law and he has been shattered by the death of his wife. A quixotic decision to talk frankly about the town's racial politics to Caitlin, an attractive woman journalist, means he is asked to investigate the long-ago murder of black civil rights worker Del Payton, and almost at once he is being threatened, cajoled and shot at. Cage finds his enquiries coming close to home--his doctor father has skeletons in his closet and Liv Marston, the high school sweetheart Cage loved and lost, comes back into his life the moment he starts investigating the activities and connections of her industrialist father.
Iles' Natchez is a superficially civilised rats nest of intrigue where everyone plays the quiet game:
White and black both. Everybody keeping quiet, making like things is sweet and easy, trying to fish that new plant in here. Nobody wants nobody digging into Del's killing. Nobody 'cept you...Del's killers is playing the quiet game too. They been playing it thirty years. Not even sweatin'. You got to make people nervous to win the quiet game...Cage, a man driven by a mixture of justice and vengeance, is a convincing new hero from Iles, if one who comes with rather more back story than is always easy to assimilate. The eventual courtroom drama--Cage adopts the high-risk strategy of making Marson sue him for slander--is especially powerful. --Roz Kaveney
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'Alarming, believable, and utterly consuming' (Dan Brown, on DARK MATTER )
'Mortal Fear is a fine piece of writing and a tremendous thriller. In it, technology knows its place - as fiction's servant never its master' (Independent )
'Start with an irresistible plot, add a heavy dose of historical intrigue, mix a host of shadowy characters, just a dash of terror on very page ... and you have Spandau Phoenix, a scorching read' (John Grisham )
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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There are a few books that make you kind of sigh after finishing the last page. This is one of them. It is a vast book with believable characters and a plot that draws you emotionally. I remember feeling the same way after reading A Time To Kill by Grisham. I will now scour the bookshelves for his other books.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I don't know, how this guy is doing it, but anything that Mr. Iles publishes is an absolute top-notch! Quiet Game is no exception. Eventhough the start is a bit different (less action-packed) than his other books, the development of the plot and continuous twists & surprises make this a brilliant novel. So briliant that even after a 15-hour flight I had to stay up till 8AM to finish reading it. So much for Grisham's legal thrillers - "The Quiet Game" is just that much better! Get it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I spent the first 2 days of my holidays in my room reading this book! I COULD NOT put it down!
This was my first book by Mr. Iles and have read quite a few since then (just bought his latest: True Evil, which I'm also taking on my vacation next week) I highly recommend his stories, they are in another league. The plot is breathtaking, characters are very well portrayed and the pace NEVER slows down until the very last page.
This was my first book by Mr. Iles and have read quite a few since then (just bought his latest: True Evil, which I'm also taking on my vacation next week) I highly recommend his stories, they are in another league. The plot is breathtaking, characters are very well portrayed and the pace NEVER slows down until the very last page.
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A must read..!
Greg Iles succeeds again in dragging you into his world of thriller writing. Characters and plot in 'Quiet Game'' grab your attention, in such a way that you won't want to put the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dobbo
A Quiet Masterpiece
This is a fantatsic book with all the ingredients to keep you hooked from start to finish.
The book centres on a Delano Payton who was a black factory worker who was blown up... Read more
The book centres on a Delano Payton who was a black factory worker who was blown up... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jonathan Clark
Greg Iles - The Quiet Game
Penn Cage has returned to his home town of Natchez, Mississippi with hia daughter in tow to spend some quality time with his family as he and his daughter both are struggling with... Read more
Published 23 months ago by molko
First Iles...not the last!
In a market literally bulging with crime drama, I really hit the jackpot with Quiet Game. Finished it in 2 days which for me says something about how captivating this Iles'... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by Mr. Tony Griffiths
Quite incredible
I have read quite a few books written by Greg Iles, and have enjoyed all so far....this book however simply blew me away. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2008 by J. Bodman
A latecomer to an excellent writer
I've only just come across this author! My fault, I know! Having completed this novel, I am now reading 'Dead Sleep' - a sure sign I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Read more
Published on 24 May 2006 by Michael Watson
The Quiet Game
Greg Iles makes John Grisham look like a childrens writer!
This book is all action from start to finish with a twist at the end. Read more
This book is all action from start to finish with a twist at the end. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2004
the best I have ever read
This is quite simply the best book I have read in years. If you like Crais, Deaver, Connolly, Grisham... you will ADORE Greg Iles. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2002
A Class Act!
This book makes my list of "Great Reads" quite easily.
All the ingredients are there - sound plot, pace, and great writing with the added benefit of good social... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2001 by johnverp
this is a brilliant book, and should be read by all.
This book has everything... breathtaking plot, brilliantly portrayed characters and a sheer joy to read. Definite movie material.
Published on 6 Nov 2000
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