The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
Ratings37
Average rating4.1
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Ratings37
Average rating4.1
“[An] ingenious jigsaw puzzle of a book...highly entertaining.” —The New York Times
“The queen of found footage thrillers.” —Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author
A whip-smart and “fast-paced mystery” (The Daily Telegraph, London) from the internationally bestselling author of The Twyford Code and The Appeal about a true crime journalist who revives a long-buried case about a cult—and finds herself too close to the story.
Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into believing her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide and mother and baby disappeared.
Now, true crime author Amanda Bailey is looking to revive her career by writing a book on the case. The Alperton baby has turned eighteen; finding them will be the scoop of the year. But rival author Oliver Menzies is just as smart, better connected, and also on the baby’s trail.
As Amanda and Oliver are forced to collaborate, they realize that the truth about the Angels is much darker and stranger than they’d ever imagined, and in pursuit of the story they risk becoming part of it.
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This is the best one yet! I loved following Amanda as she was discovering what was happening. I was suspicious of everyone including Amanda because we are so inside her head that it is hard to know if she is a reliable narrator or not. The ending was a total surprise! It all made sense and I could see how people go to those ends. There are plenty of secrets and bad decisions to go around, but that doesn't leave me hating any of the characters. The author did a good job making the characters feel human.
I don't think any of Hallett's books will live up to The Appeal for me, but this one comes in at second place.
The mystery was interesting and there was a great mix of media formats, which is Hallett's way.
I will say even thought it was interesting it did get a little bit sloggy towards the end so was perhaps a bit too long.
Wederom geweldig en een ware pageturner.
Het mysterie was buitengewoon intrigerend en misleidend. Samen met het formaat van sms-berichten, e-mails en transcriptie zorgde dit voor een constant gevoel van onheil, waardoor het buitengewoon moeilijk was om het weg te leggen.
Ik wist vrij snel dat Amanda niets goeds van plan was met betrekking tot Oliver, maar wauw, dat einde zag ik niet aankomen.En ja, dit was verre van realistisch. Neem bijvoorbeeld de algemene resolutie van wat er met de baby is gebeurd. Hoe rechtvaardigt een doorgewinterde agent het doden van al deze mensen, niet alleen voor zichzelf, maar ook voor alle mensen die hem daadwerkelijk helpen, alleen maar om 1 persoon in de gevangenis te houden?! Hoe denk je dat die families zich voelen???
Deze puzzel was echt overheerlijk en ik ben zo'n fan van deze auteur. Ik kan nu al niet wachten op haar volgende boek!
