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A review by bookwormishme
The Angel Maker by Alex North
4.0
3.75 stars
Not quite as good as The Whisper Man, nor as spooky, but still quite discomfiting.
North has the ability to make his readers very uncomfortable with tales of crime and horror. This one is no different.
Edward and Alan are two small boys with A very scary father. Edward is the model child who does everything his father asks. Alan is not so disciplined. When Alan finds his mom beaten on the kitchen floor he can't help but be devastated. He defies both his brother and his father and enters his father's private space. While Edward protests, Alan retrieves his father's sacred journal and absconds with it. The journal supposedly tells everything that will happen in the boys' lives. Deus scripsit.
Katie and Sam are high school sweethearts. Katie wants to go home after school with Sam, but she is always to meet her brother Chris and walk him home. Except for the one day she doesn't. Of course this would be the day that Chris becomes the victim of a random violent crime. The crime will forever alter Chris both physically and emotionally.
Flash forward many years later. Another violent crime has occurred. A strange car is seen lurking outside Katie's daughter's daycare. Chris has gone missing. While these could be unrelated events, somehow they all seem to be tied together. Detective Laurence Page was present after the first random crime, and now is caught up in these crimes as well. Will he be the one to finally put the pieces together?
Terrifying in its own way, this novel exemplifies the very dark side of human nature. But it also shows the best that some can be. Psychologically unsettling but also fascinating. Definitely recommend for those who love psychological crime.
Not quite as good as The Whisper Man, nor as spooky, but still quite discomfiting.
North has the ability to make his readers very uncomfortable with tales of crime and horror. This one is no different.
Edward and Alan are two small boys with A very scary father. Edward is the model child who does everything his father asks. Alan is not so disciplined. When Alan finds his mom beaten on the kitchen floor he can't help but be devastated. He defies both his brother and his father and enters his father's private space. While Edward protests, Alan retrieves his father's sacred journal and absconds with it. The journal supposedly tells everything that will happen in the boys' lives. Deus scripsit.
Katie and Sam are high school sweethearts. Katie wants to go home after school with Sam, but she is always to meet her brother Chris and walk him home. Except for the one day she doesn't. Of course this would be the day that Chris becomes the victim of a random violent crime. The crime will forever alter Chris both physically and emotionally.
Flash forward many years later. Another violent crime has occurred. A strange car is seen lurking outside Katie's daughter's daycare. Chris has gone missing. While these could be unrelated events, somehow they all seem to be tied together. Detective Laurence Page was present after the first random crime, and now is caught up in these crimes as well. Will he be the one to finally put the pieces together?
Terrifying in its own way, this novel exemplifies the very dark side of human nature. But it also shows the best that some can be. Psychologically unsettling but also fascinating. Definitely recommend for those who love psychological crime.