The Quiet Game Book

"Our actions have consequences that last long after us, entwining the present with the future in ways we cannot begin to understand."
'Greg Iles, The Quiet Game

Going into this book, I didn't know what to expect. I read Cemetery Road last year and was nearly waterlogged by the time I'd finished. As far as I was concerned, this author had a mountain to climb, but Mr. Iles soon proved that it wasn't even a hill for a high-stepper like him!

The main character, Penn Cage, is brilliantly fleshed out and I liked him from the outset. Surrounded by a great supporting cast, I was invested in the well-being of these people, with whom I got cozy as I settled into the fictional streets of Natchez, Mississippi.

"We are always spiraling around something, whether we see it or not, a secret center of gravity with the invisible power of a black hole."

Cage is the quintessential small-town-boy-done-well until tragedy strikes. He soon realizes he is metaphorically swimming against the current with one arm tied behind his back and is losing the fight. The young lawyer packs up his life in Houston and heads back home to Natchez to figure out his next steps. In this case, the saying 'you can't go home again' should be changed to 'going home again will kill you, boy!' From the moment he steps onto a plane bound for Mississippi, fate throws a wrench into the works of every plan, changing the course of his life and those of everyone around him.

Filled with explosions, gunplay, and some southern heat, The Quiet Game is anything but quiet.