Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780752877402
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 0752877402
Label: Orion
Manufacturer: Orion
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: March 08, 2006
Publisher: Orion
Studio: Orion

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Rating: - Unputdownable!
This book took over my life for two weeks reading as I was, some pages here, some pages there, as time allowed. Had I been on a long haul flight I would only have stopped for eating and calls of nature. If you love fast moving heady mafia tales of assasination, loyalty, intrigue, deception, plotting - if you love the heady melting pot of New Orleans, New York, LA, Havana and Chicago - if you like your mobsters, Italian, Irish, Creole and if you appreciate masterly storytelling, massive characters, ... Read More

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Rating: - Another Masterpiece!
After reading A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS by Ellory, I was struck rigid by its intensity and fine storytelling.
And here, yet again, I'm left absolutely dumbfounded by Ellory's masterful Mafia story, which drags you in on a non-stop turbo-charged maelstrom of action from beginning to end.

Not for the feint-hearted, as significant and insignificant characters are ruthlessly dispatched with the maximum of violence, that on occasions makes you wince as the full description sifts through ... Read More

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Rating: - A noisy recommendation!
I have now read all five in the R J Ellory portfolio (his sixth is due next month) and not for the first time, I kissed this one as I closed the last page. This man, in my opinion, doesn't know how to write a bad or even mediocre novel. I have never given 5 stars to every book by the same author before, and that would include my personal favourites. I guess Ellory will inevitably slip up sooner or later, but until then I must say that all five of his novels published to date are absolutely top-notch ... Read More

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Rating: - Gripping after a stuttering start
Someone needs to take Ellory on one side and tell him to do something about the openings to his novels. I almost gave up on A Quiet Belief in Angels because the opening chapters were nothing but description and horribly 'poetic'.

This one has a series of false starts: after the murder/kidnap a local New Orleans detective is brought in and you naturally assume he's the chief protagonist, which is a problem, as he isn't at all interesting; only then the FBI arrive and take the case away from ... Read More

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Rating: - Even Mafia Henchmen Have Feelings
I took this book with me on holidays to the Pyrenees and after tramping around mountains during the day, RJ Ellory kept me up until 2am each night, savoring and turning the pages. He could have called this "Even Mafia Henchmen Have Feelings". His main characters are intricate, complex creations. This is where his storytelling talent lies, along with the superbly handled pace he applies and the masterful prose in which he writes his always interesting stories. This is a chilling tale but also speaks of love, ... Read More

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