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

good read but unbelievable plot

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

If Iles kills any more people Natchez will be empty. In a town of 13k 10 a book seems high

What about Dick Hill’s performance did you like?

Does all voices well

Was Turning Angel worth the listening time?

Sorta

Any additional comments?

Iles has great talent but a wired imagination. How many more murder trials are left in this tiny town?

Liked the complexity. Unravelled too fast at end.

Lots of twists. Good character development. Needed tighter editing at times. But still a good read.

Gregg IIes great writer

Where does Turning Angel rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

At the top . This is a book I will listen to many times.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Turning Angel?

When katlyn is killed . He made me feel like I lost someone .

Which scene was your favorite?

When katyln found the bone tree

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

At Henry's funeral .

Good team

I really enjoyed this book. I ordered this one after listening to the book before this one. Love the characters and the narrator is perfect. Some places can be a little over the top, but I would readily order another in the series if one is available.

Great book

Reader was awesome with the different characters accents.
The story kept you guessing
I will get more by this guy

Different

Any additional comments?

This novel was different than the first in that it had several 'side stories' that contributed to the main theme. The narrator was a bit too much. His Texas accent didn't sound authentic. The sexual aspect throughout was a bit too graphic. Overall though I will try out the third novel as I definitely want to know what happens next!

Great!

Story was great as to be expected. Performance was good just liked the first book in the series performance better and struggled at first thinking I should here the first narrators voice.

the stories just keep getting better and better

Thank you Mr. Isles I appreciate your talent of story telling and your great imagination. On to your next book....

placed on my favorite authors list....

My first thought was that I did not want to hear about a middle aged man and a teenage girl.....don't let that stop you, this book was awesome. It hooked me ... lots of mystery and suspense. Kept me guessing. This is my third Greg Iles book. It did not disappoint

Great Story about delicate sex topics

At middle age, Penn Cage continues to be a strong character, combining high morals with a realistic attitude. He is not shocked by teen behavior, but more surprised that the teens in the story are really more adult than he is sometimes. This book is not for prudes. It is not particularly graphic, but does address teenage sex in a surprising way, including the beauty that can exist between a teenage girl and a much older man. One of the best quotes is spoken by a teenage girl addressing some of the more sexual behavior of teenagers "This is not the 80's anymore." What happened to "this is not the Victorian Age"? I was never a prude myself, but I always considered my own behavior to be a little more aggressive than most. Listening to this book, I find I am a little behind the times when compared to teenagers today. The delving into drugs and drug parties among teenagers also reminds us that "This is not the 80's anymore." The story is entertaining, but a little too long, so it drags in spots. It could be cut down by 25% and still have the same entertainment value. If you are offended by hearing the commonality of drugs and sex, you might pass on this book. Violence, although somewhat extensive for this small town, takes a back seat to the moral issues presented by drugs, sex and an affair with a much older man.