Turning Angel

By: Greg Iles

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

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. 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, and jaded teens flirting with nihilism. And hidden among them all is one true psychopath.

©2005 Greg Iles (P)2005 Brilliance Audio

Well written, engaging and a challenging subject.

Be careful who you recommend this to, as it is a very disturbing subject matter and quite graphic.

Not sure why people are hating on this one

This is the second book in the series and it was still a very good book. The Quiet Game was the first book and I'm not sure he can ever top that one but the Turning Angel is also good. I'm looking forward to getting the 3rd book in the series and listening to it

Turning Angel

I love that it was read in a southern accent! I was gripped the whole time, so much so my husband got upset because I couldn’t not have my earbud in.

Superior reading!

I could not put this book down!
The narrator was such a wonderful actor, I felt as if I had attended a stage performance because the author gave such sterling characters to enjoy. This is what a successful novel should be. Perfect!

Really good fist couple of books!

I decided to give the first book a try and I’m really glad I did! I’d never heard of this author but the description sounded like something I might enjoy, it was spot on! I will consume the rest of this series and look for more by Mr. Iles, very good, well read, great details, very good all around!

Great suspense

Never know what turn is coming next. I love the imagery Greg Isles writes with. He has a way of creating empathy for characters you are not even sure you want to like. Great story

Penn Cage

As always. Greg Isle is great a wonderful, entertaining and knowledgeable writer. I am a fan.

Loved it!

I loved this book. I'm hooked. Can't wait to read more by Greg Isles.

Engaging story, characters and narration

I think this may be a slightly older recording, so the sound clarity is not amazing, but the narration is still excellent. The narrator does a good job not only distinguishing characters, but moods and inner monologues too.

I usually prefer sci fi and fantasy to regular drama, but this story was really well thought out and well written, with believable characters.

not as good as the first one but a very good book

I love this writing style and the characters but this one had a couple of gaps that I picked up on later in the book that I kept waiting for someone to discover but they never did. the plot got somewhat implausible but all in all a very good book.