The Quiet Game by Greg Iles

The Quiet Game

Penn Cage #1

Greg Iles

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

missing duration info | first published 1999

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Penn Cage is no stranger to death. As a Houston prosecutor he sent sixteen men to death row, and watched seven of them die. But now, in the aftermath of his wife's death, the grief-stricken father packs up his four-year-old daughter, Annie, and re...
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Summary of 744 reviews

Moods

mysterious 86%
dark 73%
tense 73%
emotional 53%
adventurous 46%
sad 26%
reflective 20%
challenging 13%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%

Pace

medium 64%
fast 35%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 71% | Character: 14% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 26% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

4.01

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