![]() ![]() The Quiet Game was first published in 1999 by Dutton in the United States. From Tennessee Williams to Eudora Welty, John Grisham to William Faulkner and now Greg Iles, the Magnolia State is home to a plethora of skilled writers. Mississippi has long been known for its prowess in prose. His first novel, Spandau Phoenix, a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess, was published in 1992 and became a New York Times bestseller. He spent his youth in Natchez, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1983. Novelist Greg Iles was born in Germany, where his father ran the US Embassy Medical Clinic during the height of the Cold War. And knowing that Stephen King endorsed the work of Greg Iles is good enough reason for me to not waste any more time. ![]() This author has been recommended to me by my husband. ![]() This book review marks my first tryst with the literary works of Greg Iles. ![]() Given my dismal start to the year, it would be nothing short of a miracle if I can catch up but I sure am going to try □ And since I've decided to keep up with reading, I will be more prudent in the books I review on the blog, winnowing down to those I deem worthy of discussion. Now I've started to feel that my previous 15 books a year target seems lazy and 50 (that earlier seemed impossible) might be doable if I stick to fiction. I have been sticking to my resolution of making reading a priority and I am surprised by the negligible effort it has taken. ![]()
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