Angels Burning
Published on 25. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-9821-7211-4 (ISBN)
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Back Roads, "a no-holds-barred, page-turning, perfectly crafted thriller" (Heather Gudenkauf, author of The Weight of Silence) following a small town police chief who's forced to dig into her own shadowy past as she investigates the murder of a teenage girl.
On the surface, Chief Dove Carnahan is a true trailblazer who would do anything to protect the rural Pennsylvanian town where she has lived all fifty of her years. Traditional and proud of her blue-collar sensibilities, Dove is loved by her community-but she hides a dark and self-destructive streak, fed by a secret she has kept since she was sixteen.
When a girl is beaten to death and her body tossed down a fiery sinkhole in an abandoned coal town, Dove is faced with solving the most shocking crime of her law enforcement career. She identifies the girl as a member of a local family of petty criminals. To further complicate things, the man convicted of killing Dove's mother is released from prison and reveals a startling accusation. Dove now must face the chilling parallels between her own family's trauma and that of the dead girl's.
"A darkly compelling look into how the past colors the present, this psychological thriller will linger" (RT Book Reviews) with you long after you turn the final page.
On the surface, Chief Dove Carnahan is a true trailblazer who would do anything to protect the rural Pennsylvanian town where she has lived all fifty of her years. Traditional and proud of her blue-collar sensibilities, Dove is loved by her community-but she hides a dark and self-destructive streak, fed by a secret she has kept since she was sixteen.
When a girl is beaten to death and her body tossed down a fiery sinkhole in an abandoned coal town, Dove is faced with solving the most shocking crime of her law enforcement career. She identifies the girl as a member of a local family of petty criminals. To further complicate things, the man convicted of killing Dove's mother is released from prison and reveals a startling accusation. Dove now must face the chilling parallels between her own family's trauma and that of the dead girl's.
"A darkly compelling look into how the past colors the present, this psychological thriller will linger" (RT Book Reviews) with you long after you turn the final page.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for ANGELS BURNING"In Angels Burning, Tawni O'Dell ratchets up the suspense with stunning twists and turns that send the unsuspecting reader careening toward a shocking ending. Angels Burning is a no-holds-barred, page-turning, perfectly crafted thriller that kept me reading long into the night. I can only hope that this is not the last we hear of O'Dell's feisty and complicated protagonist Dove Carnahan." -- Heather Gudenkauf, author of THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE "With a writer as insightful as Tawni O'Dell, and a protagonist as fascinating as Dove Carnahan, from the first page you brace yourself for the hard truths of the town of Campbell's Run. Angels Burning lives up to every bit of its promise. This is a terrific book." -- Jamie Mason, author of THREE GRAVES FULL and MONDAY'S LIE "O'Dell returns with a captivating mystery... Filled with surprising twists and turns, this whodunit in a sullen town is a page-turner." * Kirkus Reviews * "Compelling, fast-paced...O'Dell's latest is character-driven fiction at its best." * Library Journal, starred review * "Without doubt, Angels Burning is the best mystery I've read all year. Tawni O'Dell's characters are at once brutal and tender, baffling and wise. They will hold you transfixed while this story sneaks up and breaks your heart." -- Carla Norton, New York Times Bestselling Author "A feast of a story. O'Dell handles family, friendships and toxic love with a ferocity reminiscent of Pat Conroy." -- Stella Cameron, New York Times Bestselling Author "O'Dell's language is as beautiful as her setting is bleak, and her characters live and breathe as they struggle over the defining line between victim and survivor. Angels Burning is a fine mystery, but O'Dell is also working on a broader canvas: the rust belt of the human heart." -- Matthew Guinn, author of THE SCRIBE and THE RESURRECTIONIST "This book had me on the edge of my seat. I promise-you won't be able to put it down." -- New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak "O'Dell does a stellar job of depicting the despair of those who live in a blighted rural community, while providing a complex study of the human soul and the fragile line that's crossed when someone chooses to end another person's life." * Publishers Weekly, starred review * "A darkly compelling look into how the past colors the present, this psychological thriller will linger with readers." * RT Book Reviews, four-star review * "Impossible to put down." * Booklist * "O'Dell shows why she is among the bestsellers. Her magic is powerful." * Suspense Magazine * "Intense psychological thriller...O'Dell tells her dark tale with assurance and a talent...Intriguing characters." * Bookpage Online * "Tawni O'Dell's Appalachian mystery is vividly set." * Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review *
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Paperback (mass)
Paperback (US-tall)
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 105 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
197 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9821-7211-4 (9781982172114)
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Tawni O'Dell is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Back Roads, which was an Oprah's Book Club pick and a Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. She is also a contributor to several anthologies, including Becoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female. Her works have been published in more than forty countries.