Catherine and Phillip believe that the suicides of three men, the desecrations of a number of children's graves, and the suspected child abuse of a number of school pupils, are connected in some way. It soon becomes apparent that the spectre of child abuse is merely the tip of a terrifying iceberg.
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'Taut writing, crisp plot and scoring very respectably in the spine chilling department prove that he has not lost his macabre touch.' NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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Shaun Hutson is a best-selling author of horror fiction and has written novels under eight different pseudonyms. He has also contributed stories to 'Kerrang' and 'Raw' and used to host Sky TV's 'Monsters of Rock' programme. He lives in Buckinghamshire.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Hutson writes in a clear, simple style that is easy to read and he has peopled his book with a full cast of characters. Unfortunately this book has no other good points.
The naturalistic elements in the book were clumsily handled. I know of no school that would deal with child protection in quite the way described and the Inspector's sudden conversion to belief in the occult was inexplicable. The occult elements themselves were not married well with the rest of the book and I found it quite impossible to suspend disbelief.
However, the most disappointing part of the book was its ending which was very sudden. I didn't realise when I reached the end that this was the end of the story and I kept turning pages looking for the rest of it. I had no sense of completion of the main plot and there were a number of questions left unanswered about the subplots. It was as if Hutson had run out of time or inspiration and simply stopped.
There are so many good books to read that I really can't recommend this one. If you must read it, my advice it to try to get it from a charity shop and then take it back afterwards so they can sell it again. Then at least it will be doing somebody some good.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I am a Shaun Hutson fan and have read many of his books. Stolen Angels had me turning the pages as quick as I could and I loved every minute of it. But as I got to the last 25 pages I kept thinking where is the ending ?? The end happened in couple of pages which was a little disappointing; as the rest of the book was to the well proclaimed Shaun Hutson style. Sorry Shaun .
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Good story, kept you wondering how it would all tie together,but a very weak,dissappointing end.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I had read 3 or 4 Hutson books before and they were all great. Then I read ' Stolen Angels ' . It was decent until the end. What end? I was so utterly dissapointed I swore I would never read another Hutson book again. Maybe he was under pressure to get it finished. It felt like it could do with another 100-200 pages. What a let down.
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By Alan Burridge
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What can have driven three professional, ordinary men - a surveyor, and accountant, and an architect - to the desperate act of suicide? Such is the question facing Chief Inspector James Talbot and journalist Catherine Reed, seeking to find a link to the deaths and a series of desecrations in a local cemetary. Every grave belonged to a child. As Reed investigates these outrages, her brother discovers that a number of children at the school where he teaches appear to be exhibiting signs of abuse. It would appear that what everyone feared is becoming a reality - a full scale child abuse ring seems to be in operation. But the spectre of child abuse is merely the tip of a terrifying iceberg. As the race to discover the truth becomes increasingly urgent, Reed and Talbot find that something much darker could be responsible, which threatens not just life, but sanity itself.
As ever, Shaun keeps the pages turning in time-honoured fashion, but the ending seems to fall short of being satisfying as if something else, and I know not what, should have been the ending instead of this one. Odd? You're left kind of hovering as if you're not too sure...so maybe neither was he?
As ever, Shaun keeps the pages turning in time-honoured fashion, but the ending seems to fall short of being satisfying as if something else, and I know not what, should have been the ending instead of this one. Odd? You're left kind of hovering as if you're not too sure...so maybe neither was he?
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Shaun Hutson knows how to keep the reader glued to the pages, and this book certainly has that to it's credit, but if you are a big fan of Shaun's this book is not as good as the others I've read.
To the books credit, there is less blood and guts in this than any other Shaun Hutson book I've read to date, proving that you don't need constant graphic descriptions on broken bones etc. to keep the reader interested in the story (unless ofcourse that's what you want).
On the down side - the ending ??? With Shaun's imagination, I'm sure he could have come up with a better ending than the one here...
It's a fairly good read, but don't expect the usual Hutson thriller.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This was one of his best efforts, the story had me glued to every page, I didn't put the book down until it was finished, The ending was in true Shaun Hutson style that leaves you with that familiar chill that you get from so many of his books.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By X. Royall
Format:Paperback
I read this book in 2 days. This was simply due to the suspense and amazing unravelling of the story. AFter reading the first chapter, I really did struggle to ever put it down.
If you want a book thats easy to read but full of suspense and cliff-hangers throughout then i recommend Stolen Angles. One of the best books i've honestly ever read
If you want a book thats easy to read but full of suspense and cliff-hangers throughout then i recommend Stolen Angles. One of the best books i've honestly ever read
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This not the best book I've ever read, but neither is it the worst. It's the first Shaun Hutson book I have read and I was gripped from the start, however I did have several... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2006 by H. Durber
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Best yet from Hutson!!
This book has got to be Hutson's best ever truly chilling with an amazing story-line. It was exciting and it kept me totally transfixed. Read more
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