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Private detective Fitzroy Maclean Angel is not your ordinary private detective. The world he inhabits is strange and it is about to get stranger. A new born baby means no more cases, no more fingerprinting and no more espionage and, with the arrival of his aging, hippy mother, he has swapped bloodstains for paint stains. Domesticity, or the lack of it, has replaced his high-paced, crime-solving lifestyle. That is, of course, apart from the AWOL screenwriter whose mother's funeral he must attend.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Mike Ripley seems to be able to put words on paper in a manner that almost seems to do the reading for you. Four hundred pages consumed in an evening and a morning! In Angels Unawares we have the usual crop of murders none of whom can the reader really bring themselves to mourn. There is however one death within the book which is very sad indeed. In a previous Angel book, Roy Angel was able get himself a new deregistered cab; I hope that Mike Ripley will allow a suitable replacement for his sad loss in this particular novel. The Angel series deserves to be read by anyone who enjoyed off beat crime fiction. Angel Unawares is excellent and is way up there with the best and is highly recommended.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Angel, the series, is the age we all want to be: about 20. Angel, the man, despite the length of time since Just Another Angel, is the age we try to be, thirtyish, which is probably impressive time warping.
Angels Unawares can be read on its own, with no prior knowledge needed of the previous 14; I can only say that you've missed out, especially as every one is 'referred to' in some way in this one. But of course, I would say that, as I am rather biased and love every single one.
This one is very special. It might be the last. A regular character dies, as pairing Angel off in That Angel Look didn't work, 7 books ago.
After the funeral, which has a scene which will go down as one of the classics with a "stroll-on" role for a cat (not Springsteen for a change), Angel follows a gruesome trail of dead bodies to an even more gruesome family whose business is human trafficking. Aided, and occasionally abetted, by Huddersfield's 007, the Thompson Twins and Veronica, he also has to deal with his mother, which frankly is enough stress for anyone....no, there's also the new baby, so far officially un-named.
The ending is the typical dramatic Angel showdown, with the lightest sprinkling of farce and with a fair pinch of tragedy. Still has me sniffing. Maybe he overdid the pepper.
This is a great read for old fans (like me) and new fans (you're late, where were you?) alike.
Angels Unawares can be read on its own, with no prior knowledge needed of the previous 14; I can only say that you've missed out, especially as every one is 'referred to' in some way in this one. But of course, I would say that, as I am rather biased and love every single one.
This one is very special. It might be the last. A regular character dies, as pairing Angel off in That Angel Look didn't work, 7 books ago.
After the funeral, which has a scene which will go down as one of the classics with a "stroll-on" role for a cat (not Springsteen for a change), Angel follows a gruesome trail of dead bodies to an even more gruesome family whose business is human trafficking. Aided, and occasionally abetted, by Huddersfield's 007, the Thompson Twins and Veronica, he also has to deal with his mother, which frankly is enough stress for anyone....no, there's also the new baby, so far officially un-named.
The ending is the typical dramatic Angel showdown, with the lightest sprinkling of farce and with a fair pinch of tragedy. Still has me sniffing. Maybe he overdid the pepper.
This is a great read for old fans (like me) and new fans (you're late, where were you?) alike.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Mike Ripley hits his stride with this latest Angel book
14 Dec 2009
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I've been a fan of Mike Ripley's Angel series for years now. I was getting a little impatient with Angel's married status - I liked the old funky crew in Hackney and found them much more interesting than his wife and the co-workers at the detective agency - and with this book he gets a little less domestic and a little more back to being the Angel we know and love. It's a darned good mystery to boot - I enjoyed it immensely! I enjoyed the whole thing immensely, and appreciated the Springsteen portion. Perfect! (I won't got into detail, as other long time Angel fans will want to read this for themselves and I don't want to give away too much.) Also, the reappearance of some of my favorite Angel cohorts was most welcome. I hope they continue to turn up to add spice to lighten up Angel's domestic stodginess - and some plots now that M.R. has gotten back into his stride. I missed the Angel of old - and think this is a perfect blend of the new and old Angel. Thank goodness our dear Binky and Lizabeth are back in the game - characters who need to come out and join us on a regular basis. The Angel books have always been more about character than plot, and it isn't fair to create great characters and then leave them out! At the same time, this may be the best plot in any Angel book so far - so I'm delighted to hand out much deserved 5 stars and hope Mr. Ripley will keep on bringing us more Angel books until poor Fitzroy has to go hunting in his wheel chair and use a genuine handicap sticker on Armstrong 2. Thanks for this delightful book, I can't wait for the next one.
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