Angelmaker

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I am not going to dive too far into the synopsis because it’ll give away the twist, but will mention one thing as a heads up. This is, no doubt, a hyperactive bit of storytelling, but despite all the hybridity and genre-bending, Angelmaker doesn't feel gimmicky. And when it comes to the Angel Maker, this is one book that, despite a need for some work, truly has those same sort of unique, sturdy, AND good bones. It was its over descriptive nature of the storytelling, that often veers into Angelmaker is a fast paced book that steams along so fast you can barely keep up, there's never a dull moment, or a moment where you get bored, there's always something happening, something to make you think.

Little does Joe know that only is his Dad not the criminal he thought he was, but his Grandmother is involved in something far bigger than Joe could ever imagine. Joe, one shoulder still sore from a near miss two weeks ago, says they are Satanic messengers of discord and pruritus.He wasn't wearing his glasses and misread the title, leading him to ask incredulously if I was really reading a biography of Angela Merkel.

If you're not paying attention, you'll miss things like that, and I found myself often flipping back to see what was said about a particular subject or person or location earlier in the book. This is actually one of the most anticipated books of the year, and I was so desperate to read it that I almost considered selling my husband's kidneys for an early copy! To be fair, there are key themes in Angemaker which are very similar to The Gone Away World: Armageddon (whether actual or threatened). Angelmaker is more in the mold of Neil Gaiman, China Mieville or Christopher Fowler: the novel is set firmly in a modern day London, but there’s also a city beneath; the literal underworld, where the city’s shady characters and forgotten souls spend most of their time.

When he fixes a piece of obscure machinery strange things start to happen and enemies lurk and menace Joe. The paranormal vibes, puzzling storytelling style that connects different timelines by questioning free will and faith, and the author's realistic approach to theology are absolutely unique, intelligent, and captivating, making you want to turn the pages faster. I wouldn't classify this one as a typical thriller per se but more as a crime/detective novel with thriller and horror elements tied in.

The characters jump off the page, the scenes and descriptions are just beautiful and atmospheric and so vivid. But because Joe has this heritage of the cool criminal, and his father's friends, and some remnants of his childhood training in London's (literal) underworld, he has the ability to turn his role as unfortunate pawn on its head. Also chasing the secret of the clockwork doomsday machine are the "Ruskinites", a sort of monastic pre-Raphaelite secret service now in the pay of the evil "Opium Khan" – an all-round pantomime villain known as Shem-Shem Tsien. I cared about the heroes, and their unlikely allies, and spent the last third of the book laughing out loud and occasionally punching the air. I did listen to this story and perhaps a regular book would as been better for my "can't keep names and places straight brain.Can the detective work through this complicated jigsaw before the grisly events of the past repeat themselves?

Once again, the author used his wild and clever imagination and brought us a heart pounding, fast-paced, thriller! Edie Banister (ex superspy) is a fantastic draw and her tale, telling the past as well as the present is very good and boys own stuff.

Kate Shaw along with her younger brother Chris and dedicated boyfriend Sam live an idyllic life in the English countryside. But here is Angelmaker: a novel about complicated heredities; about the relationship between a famous father and a cerebral, conflicted son; about the mythic past of the heroic rogue and the tedious present of the white-collar crook; about trying to tell a new story in a way that hasn't been exhausted and worked over by previous generations. There's more to say about it, of course - there are thoughts about our better nature, as implied by the title; there are unusually good women; there is lots about craft - but a discussion of that stuff is the review this book deserves, and I am not writing that. As Detective Laurence Page investigates, he is troubled by several things: the many signs indicating that Professor Hobbes seemed to know he was about to be murdered; that Chris Shaw seems to have been involved with Professor Hobbes; and that Professor Hobbes had an extensive collection of memorabilia from a notorious mid-century serial killer known as The Angel Maker.