The Quiet Game
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The Quiet Game is a novel by Greg Iles
. It was first published in 1999 by Dutton in the United States
.
genre, entailing the main character of Penn Cage
. Penn Cage travels back to his home town of Natchez
, Mississippi
with his daughter after his wife died. He is a successful novelist, with a legal background, and finds that his father is being blackmailed over a long forgotten murder by a criminal that he never turned into the police. Penn soon finds himself in the middle of hidden racial tension and prejudice towards blacks within the heart of Natchez. He soon realises that the case he is involved with is much bigger than he expected. He joins forces with Caitlin Masters, a beautiful young newspaper journalist, and meets his high school love interest in a quest to find justice
and the truth.
, his daughter, father, and Caitlin, appear in minor roles within subsequent novels by Iles that involve the town of Natchez. Examples are Blood Memory, Sleep No More, and Turning Angel.
Greg Iles
Greg Iles is an American bestselling novelist who lives in Natchez, Mississippi.Iles was born in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic. He was raised in Natchez, Mississippi, where he attended Trinity Episcopal Day School and graduated from the University of...
. It was first published in 1999 by Dutton in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Plot summary
The novel is of investigative crime fictionCrime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
genre, entailing the main character of Penn Cage
Penn Cage
Penn Cage is a fictional prosecutor turned writer created by author Greg Iles in his novel The Quiet Game . Cage also appears in Iles’ novel Turning Angel and The Devil’s Punchbowl. He also makes minor appearances in Sleep No More and True Evil...
. Penn Cage travels back to his home town of Natchez
Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez is the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. With a total population of 18,464 , it is the largest community and the only incorporated municipality within Adams County...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
with his daughter after his wife died. He is a successful novelist, with a legal background, and finds that his father is being blackmailed over a long forgotten murder by a criminal that he never turned into the police. Penn soon finds himself in the middle of hidden racial tension and prejudice towards blacks within the heart of Natchez. He soon realises that the case he is involved with is much bigger than he expected. He joins forces with Caitlin Masters, a beautiful young newspaper journalist, and meets his high school love interest in a quest to find justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
and the truth.
Characters
The characters of Penn CagePenn Cage
Penn Cage is a fictional prosecutor turned writer created by author Greg Iles in his novel The Quiet Game . Cage also appears in Iles’ novel Turning Angel and The Devil’s Punchbowl. He also makes minor appearances in Sleep No More and True Evil...
, his daughter, father, and Caitlin, appear in minor roles within subsequent novels by Iles that involve the town of Natchez. Examples are Blood Memory, Sleep No More, and Turning Angel.