The Quiet Game

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The first thriller in the New York Times No.1 bestselling series featuring Penn Cage: a prosecutor in a corrupt system, a husband whose wife has died, and a father who must protect his daughter. 'An engrossing, page-turning ride' (Jeffery Deaver). Don't say a word... Natchez, Mississippi. A city of old money and older sins. A place where a thirty-year-old crime lies buried, and everyone plays the quiet game. But on man cannot stay silent. Returning to his home town, former prosecuting attorney Penn Cage is stunned to discover that his father is being blackmailed over a decades-old murder. Negotiating the town's undercurrents of greed, corruption, and racial tension, Penn uncovers a powerful secret that reaches to the highest levels of government. And as the town closes ranks, Penn realises that his crusade for justice has taken a dangerous turn- one which could cost him his life...

Greg Iles has spent most of his life in Natchez, Mississippi. His first novel, Spandau Phoenix, was the first of seventeen New York Times bestsellers. His Natchez Burning trilogy continued the story of Penn Cage, the protagonist of The Quiet Game, Turning Angel, and #1 New York Times bestseller The Devil's Punchbowl. Iles's novels have been made into films and published in more than thirty-five countries. He is a member of the lit-rock group The Rock Bottom Remainders, lives in Natchez with his wife, and has three children.

Praise for Greg Iles: 'A scorching read' John Grisham 'Iles is a phenomenal thriller writer' Independent on Sunday 'An engrossing page-turning ride' Jeffery Deaver 'A rarity. A thriller that really thrills' Stephen King 'Alarming, believable, and utterly consuming' Dan Brown 'Splendidly creepy ... compulsive' Daily Telegraph 'An incredible web of intrigue and suspense, an avalanche of action from first page to last' Clive Cussler