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by Robert Crais (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (15 Feb 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752842935
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752842936
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39,567 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Carol Starkey, protagonist of Robert Crais's new thriller Demolition Angel, has been as badly damaged by life as any whisky-soaked gumshoe; a bad moment three years ago cost her her lover, her physical confidence and the job on the LA Bomb Squad that she loved. When a former colleague is killed by an ingenious trap, and Pell, an obsessed federal agent, tells her about Mr Red, who blows people up for profit, but kills bomb technicians for fun, she knows that her path back to sanity lies through this case. With the attractive but secretive Pell as her guide, she explores an underworld where both she and Mr Red are fan fetishes, online chat rooms where his best killings and her best defusings are equally the currency of conversation and where she and Mr Red start a dangerous flirtation. This is perhaps the most suspenseful novel of the year--the demons that haunt Pell and Carol, the hair triggers and high explosives and dangerous minds, all combine in sequence after sequence of nail-biting intensity. From beginning to end, Crais continues to deliver, and to take nerve-wracking excitement--particularly in his almost outrageously intense final climax--further than ever before. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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John Michael Fowles has a natural talent: he understands explosives. He has a feel for them. It is a talent which he fully expects will take him onto the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. Along the way he will match himself against the best: the FBI's elite team of bomb technicians and one person in particular - Carol Starkey, Detective in the LAPD Criminal Conspiracy Section. Starkey died for two minutes and forty seconds after being blown up by one of his bombs, and Fowles dearly wants her dead again. As the FBI attempt to find the link behind a series of bomb explosions that have been designed to kill their technicians, Special Agent Ben Williams stumbles on the bomber's secret: his desire to kill Starkey. If Williams can keep this from Starkey he can set a trap and catch the bomber. A trap that uses Carol Starkey as bait.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Bravo!!!, 10 Nov 2002
I've read all the Crais novels and loved every single one, this being no exception. Before I read it I didn't expect to find the book as enjoyable as I actually did after realising that it wasn't an Elvis Cole novel. I found the characters intriguing right from the start though I must say they were not as striking as Elvis and Joe Pike. At times the story became predictable but a slight twist generally followed those parts. The relationship between Carol Starkey and 'Mr Red', as she knows him, is one of the most interesting and well thought out parts of the book. Nearing the end of the book, I moved on to the edge of my seat and was kept there for the remainder of the book. Crais should be proud of all his books and I hope he will continue to churn out his novels (even when they don't feature Elvis Cole)!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Demolition Angel, 12 April 2003
Three years ago Carol Starkey, a top-notch bomb squad technician came back from the dead. Her partner and lover
died. Since then she has been burying her survivor's guilt with alcohol and Tagamet. While assigned to LAPD's Criminal
Conspiracy section, Carols lands a case in which a seemingly easy bomb to diffuse kills another technician. She soon finds
herself investigating a series of bombings in which the bombs were deliberately designed to kill the technicians.

Robert Crais has written a fast pace novel with twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages until you are done. He
has successfully created a complex multi-dimensional wounded character in Carol Starkey while at the same time immersing
you in the authentic world of bomb making and the dangerous world of the bomb technicians.

This is the first book I have read by Robert Crais and I now have a new author to add to my To Be Found (TBF) and To
Be Read (TBR) piles. I highly recommend this book. Review by: Lillian Porter
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not as good as his other books, 15 Mar 2008
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The story centres around Carol Starkey, a bomb squad detective who is still pulling herself and her life back together after surviving a bomb black three years earlier.

Starkey and colleagues from the Criminal Conspiracy Section and her old team at the bomb squad are in a race against time to find the identity and whereabouts of a mysterious serial bomber known only as 'Mr Red'.

It's a good plot and great mystery, but Carol Starkey's character is a little too one dimensional to really work. She and the other characters are interesting, but this isn't as good at Crais's other work. That said, the pace of the book is fast enough to get past any limitations in the characterisation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Traumatised Bomb disposal technician Carol Starkey is recovering from an explosion that caused the death of her lover and disposal partner, and she technically died for a short... Read more
Published 20 months ago by pointone

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute gem of a read
This is one of the best thrillers I have ever read. Incredible. At no time during the book can you guess what will happen next. It is a gem of a book. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2006 by Scully Bloke

5.0 out of 5 stars The best thriller I've read in years
"Demolition Angel" is an outstanding thriller with excellent characterisation, realistic detail, a complex, pleasing plot and nail-biting suspense. Read more
Published on 14 Jul 2006 by 100wordreviewer

4.0 out of 5 stars Demolition Angel - Fantastic
I found it to be a fantastic read and yes - i couldnt put it down. I have read a lot of Robert Crais books and this is high on my recommendation list.
Published on 2 Jun 2004 by kirstie219

4.0 out of 5 stars Psychological Profiles of Bombers and Those Who Defuse Bombs
Anyone who has ever watched technicians disarming a bomb on television has probably felt gripping tension and possibly even fear. Read more
Published on 10 May 2004 by Professor Donald Mitchell

5.0 out of 5 stars CRAIS IS ACE!
This is the first Crais novel I have read that didn't contain Elvis Cole. The writing is so different it could have been penned by a different author. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2003 by roonetta

4.0 out of 5 stars Things that go KaBOOM
Perhaps physically and emotionally traumatized female police officers are the new rage in crime fiction. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2002 by Joseph Haschka

2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly disappointing loss of form for Crais
As an avid reader of Crais, I was intrigued by a new novel that doesn't feature Elvis Cole. But this book is a disappointment - and not just because Crais's new characters aren't... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2001 by phil99@silvermead.net

5.0 out of 5 stars A novel twist on the serial killer theme
Crais has entertained us for a long time with the exploits of Elvis and Pike. Now he tries out something very new and has succeeded where other authors have been less successful,... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2001 by Mr. R. Szweda

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of action
I hadn't read a Crais novel and he seems to come highly recommended.

The plot in this book is well-developed and it isn't difficult to align with Carol Starkey, the lead... Read more

Published on 16 Jun 2001

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