The Quiet Game by Greg Iles

The Quiet Game

Penn Cage #1

Greg Iles

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

640 pages | first published 1999

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When recently widowed Penn Cage leaves Houston with his young daughter and returns to his hometown seeking peace, he finds something very different. Natchez, Mississippi, is the jewel of the antebellum South, a city of old secrets and older money....
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Summary of 742 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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