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| Original Title: | Blood of Angels |
| ISBN: | 0007163975 (ISBN13: 9780007163977) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Straw Men #3 |
| Characters: | Ward Hopkins, John Zandt, Nina Baynam, the Upright Man |
Michael Marshall
Paperback | Pages: 547 pages Rating: 3.9 | 1531 Users | 71 Reviews
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"The crucial thing about Michael Marshall is that he is enormously readable....Once you have started one of his books you won't want to stop" (The Independent uk) His books are much more than mere thrillers and his characterization creates memorable participants in stories that have a certain gothic/horror feel similar to the Charlie Parker series created by the amazing John Connolly. Connolly in his books has the shadowy figure of "The Collector" and Marshall has created in this trilogy (The Straw Men, The Lonely Dead and Blood of Angels) a group known as the Straw Men who operate outside the conventional rules of society guided in their endeavours by a serial killer known as The Upright Man...."He's a serial killer. He also abducts people for others to murder for kicks. He has a theory that mankind was infected by a virus tens of thousands of years ago. It made us more sociable, enabled modern society to coalesce by obscuring some or our natural enmity towards our fellow men. We started living closer together, began farming, developed the modern world. They don't like it. They want the planet back the way it was."Raged against this attempt by a shadowy group to spread fear, confusion and death amongst an unsuspecting populace is an eclectic group of characters; Ward Hopkins ex CIA agent recovering from the shock and death of his parents and their association with The Straw Men; John Zant an ex LA homicide detective with a personal interest in the capture of The Upright Man who he believes was responsible for the death of his only daughter Karen; Nina Baynam discredited FBI agent believing totally in both the existence of The Straw Men and their murderous agenda; Paul Hopkins, brother to Ward and identified as the notorious serial killer The Upright Man.
What is so readable about Blood of Angels is that even the minor characters we meet play an important role in the unfolding drama and they all contribute to the pulsating tension that radiates from page one; James Kyle/Jim Westlake is a killer in retirement in Key West Florida until his services are required by The Straw Men one last time; Lee h
Hudek his friends Grant and Sleepy Pete all wealthy middleclass kids dealing drugs until they encounter The Upright Man, a meeting that will alter their lives irrevocably......there is no going back!
The search is on for Ward's brother The Upright Man who has escaped from a secure institution. Has he been broken out for a reason? Have The Straw Men got a hidden agenda that will ultimately mean the destruction of society as we know and love. Ward, Nina and John are on the case and in the very capable hands of Michael Marshall we are treated to an extraordinary reading experience. The UK paperback version of this story is some 540 pages but I can honestly say I devoured this story in some 3 reading sessions. It still puzzles me that Michael Marshall, although a popular author, has never received the acclaim and credit he so deserves.....so, dear reader of my review, do yourself a favour and read all 3 books in this well researched, intelligent, dark and above all well written tale. A pleasure to read and a pleasure to recommend 5+++++ stars!
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| Title | : | Blood of Angels (Straw Men #3) |
| Author | : | Michael Marshall |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 547 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published January 1st 2005) |
| Categories | : | Thriller. Fiction. Mystery. Crime. Horror |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 1531 Users | 71 ReviewsCritique Of Books Blood of Angels (Straw Men #3)
When you bring to the plot an ancient, deeply hidden conspiracy by a group of humans believing they're the master race, who want what they see as toxic civilization to fail; well, that's hard to wrap up in a tidy conclusion. That they have tons of money and influence to feed their psychopathic desires to kill and torture also makes them unstoppable. "We cower in the centre of a circle of spite, not knowing which way to turn. Killers of all denominations and faiths and eras stand around the edgesThis is the 3rd (and final?) book in the trilogy that started with "The Straw Men", and while I had high hopes for it after not having liked "The Upright Man", I have to say that I was disappointed.Yet again the author takes 3 seemingly unconnected storylines and brings them together into a conspiracy theory which, this time, manages to involve, of course, September 11. I'm always leary of any book that contains the stupid theory that September 11 wasn't exactly was it was, and I have to admit
Intrigue, hoodlums, suspense. Can be confusing if you don't read it all at once - so many subplots waiting to comingle.
The Straw Men Trilogy finale... impressive, unsettling because the fiction is so believable!
Read this as an interlude to the science book I am plowing through. Years ago I read The Straw Men, which was tremendously horrifying and well done. The second in the series (Lonely Dead) was ok, and this was a little better than that, but not as strong as the Straw Men.I like the wacky worldwide conspiracy side of this series, and that makes a re-appearance here. The notion that beneath suburban normality lurks a group of people completely outside of 'normal' societal norms is interesting. This
I liked the first book in the series immensely, the second not so much, and while this one (as did the second one) was quite enjoyable up until the final chapters, it too devolved into what was for me quite ridiculous and beyond belief. The plot was very good and it moved along at a good pace, so it's a shame that the ending let it down (for me).
Once upon a time, Michael Marshall Smith was a fresh, exciting voice in the genres of the fantastic. He announced his arrival with "Only Forward," an electrifying debut that spiked its science fiction thrills with a dash of Barkerish horror and Pythonesque humor. His follow-up, "Spares," wasn't too shabby either, and he racked up a handful of award-winning short stories.Then he shaved off the end of his name and took a dive into the lucrative mediocrity of the serial killer novel. His first
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