Angel

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Summary: Characterization and pace
Review: This is a terrific novel. It explores so many avenues. But what makes it so good are the characters and the pacing. There's a great deal of humour here too, for a supernatural thiller, which helps to keep the tension. I don't understand the comments about San Francisco. This is an imaginary San Francisco, just as Ed McBain's 'New York' is imaginary. Surely the only people who would care are those who actually live there or know it well, which is a tiny fraction of world readers? This is a great 'story': that's what fiction is all about.

Rating:
Summary: Some highlights, but mostly lowlights.
Review: This one read more or less like a theology text with a detective story thrown in there for laughs. Or so it seems at some points, when the author breaks away from the narrative and explores what's going on in the title character's "mind." Some of the angelology in here is a little bit questionable, in my opinion: the logic behind the Ten Commandments being given to humans and not angels is more than a little slim. On the other hand, this novel does make for a decent evening's reading. Decent is the best I can say, because some of the plot twists are evident a chapter or two ahead of where the author springs them on you. There was more than one occasion when I got into a chapter having been told something I already figured out a couple of chapters previously. If you're into thrillers with a spiritual bent, check this out for what it's worth. Just be warned: this one is the literary equivalent of a Whopper with fries and a Sprite: lots of empty calories. If that's all you want, you won't be disappointed.

Rating:
Summary: Angel Rocked
Review: Tis book was a none stop roller-coaster. I couldn't put it down