- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: William Heinemann Australia (2 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0434016039
- ISBN-13: 978-0434016037
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,347,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The new spell-binding, unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of The Rosary Girls and The Skin Gods
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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When the first body is found, mutilated and strangled on the riverbank, homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano suspect yet another random case of urban violence. Until it happens again. And again. One by one, women are lured to the old Schuylkill River, their violent and increasingly staged deaths the only clues to the killer's twisted imagination. All are wearing oddly old-fashioned dresses, holding a prop of some kind. And each one seems to have a story to tell, speaking of nightmares that are not just the stuff of fairy tales ...
Desperately, Byrne and Balzano try to uncover the fragile link between the murders, until they realise they are up against two different kinds of evil. A ruthless killer is preying upon the citizens of Philadelphia. And someone else is killing the suspects.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Broken Angels,
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This review is from: Broken Angels (Paperback)
This is the 3rd in Montanari's Byrne and Balzano series and is what I found to be the weakest of the trilogy.
Richard Montanari is a skilled storyteller, he has created highly likeable and readable characters and effortlessly keeps the pages turning, however after reading the first two in the series I know he is certainly capable of better. Unfortunately the two lead characters Jessica Balzano and Richard Byrne don't seem to progress very much, their private lives seem to be put on hold for this book and it is more focused on police procedure, while also entertaining i felt it's lack of character progression was sorely missed. As usual Montanari keeps the reader guessing as to who the killer is right up to the final pages, he really seems to have a knack for this as is evident in his first two books of the series. I shall certainly continue with the series although I found this to be a bit of a letdown after the high calibre of the first 2.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Byrne & Balzano are Back,
By Chris High "Chris H" (Wirral, Merseyside,England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Broken Angels (Hardcover)
Broken Angels is a novel guaranteed to have your knuckles turn white. With Byrne and Balzano, Richard Montanari has created two characters who make the reader live with them through each tortured step of their investigation until, at last and breathless, they uncover the truth.
When the first body is found, mutilated and strangled on the riverbank, homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano suspect yet another case of random urban violence. Until it happens again. And again. One by one, women are lured to the old Schuylkill River, their violent and increasingly staged deaths the only clues to the killer's twisted imagination. All are wearing oddly old-fashioned dresses, holding a prop of some kind. And each one seems to have a story to tell, speaking of nightmares that are not just the stuff of fairy tales ...Desperately, Byrne and Balzano try to uncover the fragile link between the murders, until they realise they are up against two different kinds of evil. A ruthless killer is preying upon the citizens of Philadelphia. And someone else is killing the suspects. Richard Montanari? What else can be said? An excellent, or just simply a fantastic storyteller, doesn't do the guy justice. With Broken Angels, Montanari's third outing for Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano, he looks set to take the lists by storm ... again. Montanari's ability to captivate through his description and dialogue sets him apart. The sound of the rivers rushing and the wind blowing are echoing in the ears long after the book has been completed, whilst the emotions of the characters are at once uplifting and downright terrifying, depending on which one you care to mention. Reading Richard Montanari is a bit like being thrown in the air by a beloved family member when you were a child. You know full well its dangerous, but you can't help but scream "again, again ...AGAIN". [...]
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent 3rd book,
By
This review is from: Broken Angels (Hardcover)
I found this third book to be on a par with the first in the series of Detectives Byrne and Balzano, or even better than!
This book hooks you from the start and keeps you guessing right to the end on who the killer is! It has just the right amount of characters in, unlike the second book where i thought there were too many, and the story flows along very smoothly. A must read!!
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