The Angel Maker
Books | Fiction / Horror
3.4
Alex North
"Deeply complex and carefully crafted, this novel is a thrilling question mark all the way to the end, and it puts North’s storytelling skills on full display.... The Angel Maker, his best so far, is a superb addition to his already impressive oeuvre."–NPRFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Whisper Man and The Shadows comes a dark, suspenseful new thriller about the mysteries of fate, the unbreakable bond of siblings, and a notorious serial killer who was said to know the future.Growing up in a beautiful house in the English countryside, Katie Shaw lived a charmed life. At the cusp of graduation, she had big dreams, a devoted boyfriend, and a little brother she protected fiercely. Until the day a violent stranger changed the fate of her family forever. Years later, still unable to live down the guilt surrounding what happened to her brother, Chris, and now with a child of her own to protect, Katie struggles to separate the real threats from the imagined. Then she gets the phone call: Chris has gone missing and needs his big sister once more.Meanwhile, Detective Laurence Page is facing a particularly gruesome crime. A distinguished professor of fate and free will has been brutally murdered just hours after firing his staff. All the leads point back to two old cases: the gruesome attack on teenager Christopher Shaw, and the despicable crimes of a notorious serial killer who, legend had it, could see the future.
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Author
Alex North
Pages
336
Publisher
Celadon Books
Published Date
2023-02-28
ISBN
125075786X 9781250757869
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""I mean, why would anyone do that?"<br/>"The same reason people slow down when they're driving past an accident. An interest in death. A desire to touch evil from a safe distance, where it can't touch them back."<br/>⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/>I am so upset that this didn’t end up being a 5 star read."
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Cailin Zoltak
"Once you get through the first 1/3 of the story the characters all start to fall in place. It’s a twisted story about a philosophical belief on Determinism and how those beliefs shape the lives and choices that are made. Or not made because in Determinism your choices are set for you and fate has no place in your life. I’m not one for thrillers but this captivated me. My only question was why? Why make the angels? What was the point?"
Tanya Grayson Andoniadis
"I like the ideas in this story, but the multiple POVs and constant time jumping made my reading experience feel like homework."
Tosh P
"I’m going to get this book, sounds really good. Are you going to work at home today? I’m ready to read Mad Honey. Having lunch with Carole Jonkman today. Afterwords, I’ll stop over if you’re home. It would be after 2:30 most likely. Love u!!"
Sue Porter
"This book definitely takes some focus to get through but it’s definitely worth it!<br/><br/>When Katie was younger a stranger’s seemingly random act of violence left her younger brother injured and Katie racked with guilt. Years later Katie has a child of her own she’s desperate to always protect and a tumultuous relationship with her brother that she still feels guilty for what happened years ago. Though they haven’t spoken in a while when Katie learns her brother is missing she sets out to find him and gets thrown into a dangerous world. <br/><br/>This is a book that has a lot of moving parts. There’s multiple story lines, multiple time-lines, and multiple characters that it hops between. While it’s hard to keep up with at times, these aspects made the story that much more intriguing. This may be Alex North’s most intense book yet. There’s always a bit of paranormal undertones in North’s books and this book takes more of a philosophical approach that had me really using my noggin. <br/><br/>If you’re looking for a book that makes you think I recommend this one! The characters are interesting and the many different moving parts had me feeling like a detective and a academic."
Meg
"This was soooooooooooooooooo boring. Not up to par with the author's past work at all. DNF @ 60% which is so late to quit but I just couldn't make myself do it anymore."
kelsey
"Another great Alex North!!"
Alyssa Horn
"Once you get through the first 1/3 of the story the characters all start to fall in place. It’s a twisted story about a philosophical belief on Determinism and how those beliefs shape the lives and choices that are made. Or not made because in Determinism your choices are set for you and fate has no place in your life. I’m not one for thrillers but this captivated me. My only question was why? Why make the angels? What was the point?"
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Tanya Andoniadis
"Book # 40 The Angel Maker by Alex North<br/><br/>Growing up in a beautiful house in the English countryside, Katie Shaw lived a charmed life until the day a violent stranger changed the fate of her family forever. Years later, and feeling guilty, Katie struggles to separate the real threats from the imagined. Then she gets the phone call: Chris has gone missing and needs his big sister once more. Meanwhile, Detective Laurence Page is facing a gruesome crime. A professor of fate and free will has been brutally murdered just hours after firing his staff. All the leads point back to two old cases: the gruesome attack on teenager Christopher Shaw and the despicable crimes of a notorious serial killer who, legend had it, could see the future.<br/><br/>As usual, Alex North has written a book that kept me guessing how everything would tie together! The murder mystery was there, and the characters were well written. I loved the fact that Chirs played such a large role in this book, but I didn't think Katie's daughter added much ti the storyline.<br/><br/>I rate this book 4"
Melanie Dutka
"Thank you to Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC. The story started out intriguing enough but I struggled to keep focused on it. Normally I love all of his books, but this one is not as good as his previous novels."
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