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Members who requested this book also requested:Turning Angel marks the long-awaited return of Penn Cage, the lawyer hero of The Quiet Game, and introduces Drew Elliott, the highly respected doctor who saved Penn's life in a hiking accident when they were boys. As two of the most prominent citizens of Natchez, Drew and Penn sit on the school board of their alma mater, St. Stephen's Prep. When the nude body of a young female student is found near the Mississippi River, the entire community is shocked -- but no one more than Penn, who discovers that his best friend was entangled in a passionate relationship with the girl and may be accused of her murder.
On the surface, Kate Townsend seems the most unlikely murder victim imaginable. A star student and athlete, she'd been accepted to Harvard and carried the hope and pride of the town on her shoulders. But like her school and her town, Kate also had a secret life -- one about which her adult lover knew little. When Drew begs Penn to defend him, Penn allows his sense of obligation to override his instinct and agrees. Yet before he can begin, both men are drawn into a dangerous web of blackmail and violence. Drew reacts like anything but an innocent man, and Penn finds himself doubting his friend's motives and searching for a path out of harm's way.
More dangerous yet is Shad Johnson, the black district attorney whose dream is to send a rich white man to death row in Mississippi. At Shad's order, Drew is jailed, the police cease hunting Kate's killer, and Penn realizes that only by finding Kate's murderer himself can he save his friend's life.
With his daughter's babysitter as his guide, Penn penetrates the secret world of St. Stephen's, a place that parents never see, where reality veers so radically from appearance that Penn risks losing his own moral compass. St. Stephen's is a dark mirror of the adult world, one populated by steroid-crazed jocks, girls desperate for attention, jaded teens flirting with nihilism, and hidden among them all -- one true psychopath. It is Penn's journey into the heart of his alma mater that gives Turning Angel its hypnotic power, for on that journey he finds that the intersection of the adult and nearly adult worlds is a dangerous place indeed. By the time Penn arrives at the shattering truth behind Kate Townsend's death, his quiet Southern town will never be the same.
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- Mystery & Thrillers >> Mystery >> General
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> General
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> Psychological & Suspense
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> Suspense
- Mystery & Thrillers >> General
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Hollie B. from CUYAHOGA FLS, OH wrote on 7/8/2007...On the surface, Kate Townsend seems the most unlikely murder victim imagnable. A star student and athlete, she'd been accepted to Harvard and carried the hope and pride of the town on her shoulders. But like her school and her town, Kate also had a secret life-one about which her adult lover knew little. When old friend Drew Elliot, the highly respected doctor, begs lawyer Penn Cage to defend him , Penn allows his sense of obligaton to override his instinct and agrees. Yet before he can begin, both men are drawn into a dangerous web of blackmail and violence.
When Drew is jailed for the murder of Kate, Penn's case becomes increasingly different. With the help of black distrct attorney Shad Johnson, he must uncover the truth to save Drew's life, almost losing his own in the process and orphaning his only child.
My favorite Greg Isles book so far. Definately could not put it down.
Excellent mystery/thriller. Loved it! Greg Iles is one of the best!
Fascinating! I usually do not read books written in first person. This book grabs you from the first line and you are hooked! I loved it!It's the first book of Iles that I have read. I will be reading more of his work! Terrific reading and wonderfully, suspenseful writing.
Robert C. (Another page turner from Iles, taking on taboo subjects with ease and heart. One of my favorite authors of the genre.
My first by Greg Iles but it certainly won't be my last. A gripping story that runs at a fast pace. There were a few parts that I found a bit "too convenient" but still overall a great read!
Nancy B. from LAWRENCEBURG, TN wrote on 5/6/2007...A great page-turner. Couldn't put it down.
Janet G. (Awesome! Enjoyed it so much!
Another great thriller/mystery from Greg Iles featuring Penn Cage. I always love his books and this was no exception.
Good story
Gisella A. from LONG BRANCH, NJ wrote on 2/16/2007...Excellent book! Will read Iles's previous novels as well.
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Melanie N. (My first Greg Iles book, and I am hooked. His characters are seem so famliar, and you feel like you are right there in Natchez, Mississippi. Very hard to put down.
excellent book, another fast paced Greg Iles story that keeps you turning the pages!
I really liked Greg Iles style of writing,
The book was an easy read, most of it was very good, There was one part that seemed to stretch reality a bit... but with the world today maybe things could actually happen like that. Even so it was an entertaining read. I would defiantely read another book written by Greg Iles.
Laurel S. from MORGANTOWN, WV wrote on 11/5/2006...Greg Iles brings the secrets of the South alive in this scorching novel of sexual intrigue, vengeance, and murder set in his hometown of Natchez, MS. Penn Cage novel. GREAT
Danielle W. (This was a great book. It is set in the south. It really shows how prejudice and ingnorance is not gone and forgotton, but it doesn't get preachy.
Another spine-tingling book from Greg Iles.