

The Quiet Game
Author: Greg Iles
Series: Penn Cage Novels #1
Narrator: Dick Hill
Abridged: 6 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 01/25/2006
Author: Greg Iles
Series: Penn Cage Novels #1
Narrator: Dick Hill
Abridged: 6 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 01/25/2006
Author, Greg Iles, even though born in Germany, grew up in Natchez, Mississippi. His father was a physician who was the Supervisor of the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic, in Stuttgart, Germany. Being raised in Natchez, most of his novels were set in that area.
Greg graduated from the University of Mississippi and was active in a band called, "Frankly Scarlett"........ assuming taken from the most famous line of Rhett Butler in the movie, "Gone With the Wind". The band was somewhat successful, but Iles decided not to tour because of time spent away from family. With more time post band, Greg began writing. Since he also wrote lyrics, it was a convenient transition from song writing to novels.
His first novel was, "Spandau Phoenix", a suspense thriller about Nazis, Rudolf Hess. Then came the screenplay, "24 Hours", that was rewritten and renamed, "Trapped". It was after that that Iles was seriously injured in an automobile accident. He lost a leg below the knee, and requiring a three-year recovery. In that time span he wrote a trilogy that was set in Natchez, which featured former prosecutor, Penn Cage.
Iles came full circle when he joined a band comprised of other authors......quite a who's who......Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, MitchAlbom, Roy Blount, Jr., and James McBride. Iles lives in Natchez with his wife and three daughters.
This is by far the best I have read from Iles so far. A very riveting tale full of lies, deceit, mistrust, and brutal honesty. The plot was brilliant, the characters even more so, so vivid that you could place yourself there among them. My favorite character would have to be Penn Cage. I can honestl......more
This was an excellent read, with interesting characters and plot, and sustained tension. It also provides a look at the ugly prejudice against blacks that apparently still exists in the deep South, including among some in law enforcement, and the hypocrisy with which people try to hide but not deal w......more
I was first introduced to Greg Iles months ago when I stumbled across "Natchez Burning" on the staff picks section at our library. Unfamiliar with the author, I found the pace, plot twists and character depth on par with Pulitzer winners and a momentum factor, similar to a rocket launch. I found Pen......more
Greg Iles is an author who paints a portrait of his characters, laying out the good, bad, and the ugly. Connecting us to the emotions he creates. Thank you, Jonathan for your suggestion to start this series. Penn Cage was a successful prosecutor out of Houston, Texas. Now turned famous author and a......more