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A Quiet Belief In Angels :‘Beautiful and haunting’ MICHAEL CONNELLY
A Quiet Belief In Angels :‘Beautiful and haunting’ MICHAEL CONNELLY
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Published:
1 September, 2011
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Description
'There aren't nearly enough beautifully written novels that are also great mysteries... A Quiet Belief in Angels is one of them' JAMES PATTERSON
A TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
AN AWARD-WINNING SUSPENSE THRILLER
Joseph Vaughan's life has been dogged by tragedy. Growing up in the 50s, his small rural community was shaken by a series of killings of young girls. Barely a teenager himself, Joseph was determined to try to protect his community and classmates from the killer.
But despite banding together with his friends as 'The Guardians', he was powerless to prevent more murders - and no one was ever caught.
Ten years later, one of his neighbours is found hanging from a rope, with articles from the dead girls around him, and the killings finally cease. But the past won't stay buried - for it seems that the real murderer still lives and is killing again. And the secret of his identity lies in Joseph's own history...
'Mesmerizing... The master of the genre' CLIVE CUSSLER
'A uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer' ALAN FURST
Prizes
Winner of Nouvel Observateur Crime Fiction Prize 2008 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780752882635 |
| ISBN10 | 0752882635 |
| Number Of Pages | 416 |
| Item Weight | 331 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 196 x 28 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Orion Publishing Co |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A beautiful and haunting book. This is a tour de force from R.J. Ellory -- Michael Connelly
A rich, powerful, evocative novel of great psychological depth -- Jonathan Kellerman
R.J. Ellory is a uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer, and the quality of his prose - every word, every sentence - lifts A Quiet Belief in Angels far above genre -- Alan Furst
There aren't nearly enough beautifully written novels, that are also great mysteries. Like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Smilla's Sense of Snow, A Quiet Belief in Angels is one of them * James Patterson *
A mesmerizing tale whose intrigue will pull you from one page to the next without pause, casting you into the gloom of dread and the shadow of grief until you reach the climactic end. R.J. Ellory's remarkable talent for probing the unknown establishes him as the master of the genre. The perfect author to read late into the night -- Clive Cussler
Ellory is English, but his evocation of life in the deep South is richly drawn and deeply detailed. His characters are well-developed, and portions of the books ably mimic great southern writers, allowing readers to savor both the words and the images they offer * BOOKLIST *
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Author's Bio
R.J. Ellory is the author of twenty novels published by Orion UK, and his work has been translated into twenty-six languages. He has won sixteen international literary awards including the Quebec Booksellers' Prize, the Livre De Poche Award, the Strand Magazine Novel of The Year, the Mystery Booksellers of America Award, the Inaugural Nouvel Observateur Prize, the Quebec Laureat, the Prix Du Roman Noir, the Plume d'Or for Thriller Internationale 2016, the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year, both the St. Maur and Villeneuve Readers' Prizes, the Balai d'Or 2016, and the Grand Prix des Lecteurs on two occasions. He has been shortlisted for two Barrys, the 813 Trophy, the European Du Point, and five Crime Writers' Association UK awards. Among other projects, he is the guitarist and vocalist of The Whiskey Poets, and has recently completed the band's third album. His musical compositions have been featured in films and television programmes in more than forty countries. He has four television series and two films in pre-production, and has recently started work on the French film adaptation of A Quiet Belief in Angels. To find out more visit www.rjellory.com or follow him on X @rjellory