Many thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for gifting me a copy of Janice Hallett's new book - 5 stars!
The Alperton Angels cult story is well known in London. The self-proclaimed archangel Gabriel brainwashed a teenage girl into believing that her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl got away, the angels died by suicide and the mother and baby disappeared. Eighteen years later, true crime writer Amanda Bailey is tasked to write a book about the story and needs to find the missing child, who would now be an adult. However, her old school nemesis, Oliver Menzies, is also writing a book about the cult, and they are forced to work together. But will they end up being part of the story?
Janice Hallett has done it again - using WhatsApp messages, transcripts, screenplays, articles to exclusively tell a story. The reader gets to put all of these puzzle pieces together just like Amanda is doing to try and solve the mystery. Doing transcription for my job, I especially loved Ellie Cooper and all the sidebars and humor she infused into her transcriptions and the story. The story is a bit complex, and delves into interesting topics, but I was all in and really enjoy this type of unique storytelling. Highly recommended!
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