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Title: Blood of Angels

Author: Michael Marshall

Narrator: Kerry Shale

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-22-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Ward Hopkins' past come backs to haunt him with a vengeance when an ex-CIA colleague tracks him down, desperate for help in solving a bizarre series of events.

Meanwhile Ward's brother, the serial killer known as the Upright Man, has escaped from prison, where he was awaiting trial for murders beyond number. And Hopkins' erstwhile ally, former homicide cop John Zandt, is still on the trail of the organization which killed his daughter and Ward's parents. The further John investigates, the more extraordinary the secrets he uncovers.

The shadows are gathering, and across America sinister forces are stirring. Only Ward, John, and FBI agent Nina Baynam stand against this tide, and against the Upright Man, who now has a grudge against just about everyone in the world. It's only a question of where the next killings will start, and whether they will ever stop.

Members Reviews:

A trilogy worth reading

I had no idea what I was getting into when I read the first book. I enjoyed it and made a note which title was next. I started reading another book in my Kindle. I got only a chapter or two into it when I realized the writing style was quite poor. I figured out that I had been ruined by Mr. Marshall's style.

I downloaded book 2 to my Kindle and read it in one sitting. No choice now but to download book 3, this one, and get started.

Now that I finished all three I can comprehend the entire scale of this trilogy. From very simple beginnings the story grew to global and historical proportions. It was a blast and I enjoyed the entire tale. Very nicely done!

Excellent Suspense Novel

Blood of Angels is one of the best suspense novels I have read in quite some time. Set in Nashville it features Thomas Dennehy, a lead prosecutor who is known for his closing arguments and who has sent more than one criminal to death row. His new case, for which he plans to go for the maximum penalty, is against Moses Bol, a Sudanese immigrant accused of raping and murdering a white woman in a gritty part of town. As the case is contemplated a bombshell drops. An anti-death penalty professor claims he has incontrovertible proof that an executed convict that Dennehy put on death row, Wilson Owens, was innocent of the crime for which he was put to death. This throws the prosecutor's office into disarray, as well as the case against Bol, as an activist preacher claims Bol is innocent. In the meantime Dennehy thinks he's being stalked by someone, and acts directed at him get increasingly more frightening. He is soon visited, yet again, by his past, in a harrowing sequence of events.

This novel is definitely an intricate, well thought out work of suspense. The characters in this novel are very well drawn and Dennehy's relationship and interaction with them gives the novel a very personal touch.

Two thumbs up for this one.

One of the Best

I am so impressed with Marshall's writing! The Straw Men series is really extraordinary in many ways. If one is not a fan of slightly paranormal fiction, it may not be for him/her. However, the writing is brilliant, laced with fascinating ideas, and if the characters or story lines are a bit mind bending, it's worth every page. I only hope there will be another.

(4 1/2) Another Compelling Story by an Excellent Storyteller

This is the third book by REED ARVIN which I have read, and the third which I have rated five stars.