Souls of Angels (Hardcover)

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Praise for Thomas Eidson and his books: 'The writing is excellent and the atmosphere of place is first rate.' Dee Brown, author of 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' 'Spare, violent and exciting!recreates an unforgiving world in which a moment's distraction can prove fatal.' Times Literary Supplement 'The pace and tension are unremitting, but there's also time for some heart-wrenching emotion.' Daily Express 'Eidson writes clean and lean, with a hint of sage incense, and can strike a lingering chord.' Kirkus Reviews 'Compelling!a powerful feat of storytelling.' Irish Times

A novel of madness and murder in 19th-century Los Angeles.To escape an impossibly impaired family life, Isadora Lugo has run away from home at 18 and become Sister Ria of the Benedictine Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Poona, India. But trouble back home continues: While stationed at a leper colony, she learns that her father has been accused of murdering Dorothy Regal, a local prostitute, and is scheduled to be executed in eight days. Ria returns to her unwelcoming household, in part to determine whether her father, Don Maximiato, in fact committed the heinous act; however, he's incapable of helping his cause owing to his debilitating madness, the condition that had influenced her earlier flight. Flashbacks to Ria's painful relationship with her father are incorporated into the narrative. They include the time he shaved her head and forced her to dress like a boy after her mother died, and the time he showed up at a birthday party dressed in women's clothes. Every time she tries to force a confession from her father, he deflects her questions with irrationalities and seems incapable of even understanding that his death is imminent. Instead, he spends his time painting obsessively - and even helps minister to the poor Mexicans and Indians who inhabit the local depressed area. Ria confronts her father, her sister and their glacial housekeeper and quickly becomes unsettled. Mysterious objects appear that cast doubt on Don Maximiato's innocence, and an enigmatic figure in a brown cutaway suit appears on the edges of her world to threaten yet another murder. Eventually we find that insanity runs deeper in the Lugo family than even Ria suspected. Eidson (The Missing, 2003, etc.) succeeds in plunging us into a colorful and disturbing world. (Kirkus Reviews)

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The new novel from the author of 'St Agnes' Stand'; 'Souls of Angels' is a murder story with a twist, a classic tale of love, redemption and revenge. Sister Ria made a promise on her mother's deathbed that she would care for her wayward father. And, when he is charged with the murder of a prostitute, she is called upon to act on her word. Reluctantly she returns to the town of her childhood, and to her father's home hoping to reconcile herself with her past and to prove his innocence. But, with only eight days until his execution, she finds herself being hunted by a shadowy figure, a sinister person who has killed before and is capable of doing so again. She must draw on her faith and appeal to God to protect her and aid her in her quest for answers. Beautifully drawn and cleverly realised, 'Souls of Angels' is a book to savour.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   13 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Disappointed, 30 Jun 2007 By  Jonathan Bennett "Jon B" (Sutton Coldfield, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I have read all of Thomas Eidson's previous novels. In fact I had just re-read all of them and found them as captivating as I had the first time. Each of them were read in a matter of a couple of days as the stories race along with good character development etc and I at least find myself pulled into the stories. I was expecting the same from this book but just did not get it. The character of Sister Ria was uninteresting and uninspiring, Don Lugo was just a bizarre nothing character who the reader never really understood or had any empathy at all with. Rather than the hard to put down book I was expecting I found it the opposite - it was hard to pick up. I perserved with it to the end hoping it would turn round and get back to the high standards of its predecessors. Unfortunately not and I was, and am, thoroughly disappointed by it Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5 of 7 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment!, 2 Sep 2007 By  T. Cornelius "mad about books" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Having waited for so long for the next Thomas Eidosn novel to appear I was thrilled when it finally became available (albeit with a different title). Reading it however was a huge disappointment. I could not empathise with the main character and the reason for Don Lugo's eccentric behaviour was never made clear. If you want to read a Thomas Eidson novel try any of them but this one. The others are great, this one is not. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   4 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Great plot, 9 Sep 2007 By  H. Ashford "hashford" (Sheffield, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I loved the story line of this book. Sister Ria has escaped from her unpleasant home life to become a nun some years ago. But now she hears that her father has been found guilty of the murder of a prostitute and sentenced to execution, and feels bound by the promise she made to her mother to return home to look after her father. By the time she gets there the execution is only 8 days away. We follow Sister Ria as she tries to unravel the truth around the prostitute's death and struggles to come to terms with her resentment of her father. I thought the storyline was imaginative and well crafted with a couple of nice twists at the end. I also found Sister Ria's personal journey through hatred and resentment to eventual understanding and support for her father interesting. But overall, I wasn't as impressed with the quality of the writing. I didn't get a feeling of being in Los Angeles in the 1880's (if it hadn't told you on the first page I wouldn't have known the book was set in this era), nor did I really feel that I got to know the other characters. Sister Ria herself isn't a very interesting character; other main characters (her father, Aba the housekeeper) behave in erratic and/or bizarre ways, but we don't get to understand why. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 3 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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