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More copies of this ISBN:Demolition Angelby Robert Crais
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Three years after an explosion killed her partner and lover, and left her scarred, former L.A. bomb squad tech Carol Starkey struggles to pick up the pieces of her life. When she's assigned to a bomb-related murder case, Carol finds herself in a dangerous duel with a serial killer bent on eliminating bomb squad techs — with Carol as his main target. Review:"Crais piles on the plot twists and complications, gathering the separate threads at the end and igniting them like a string of fireworks....[An] explosive thriller." People Review:"Carol Starkey is a very different character than [Elvis] Cole but equally compelling....Crais has set a serious exploration of personal regeneration in the context of a crime novel, and he is successful on both levels." Booklist Review:"The book features one of the most complex heroines to grace a thriller since Clarice Starling locked eyes with Hannibal Lecter, a deliciously spooky villain in the person of a mad bomber known as Mr. Red, and an aggressively involving plot." Publishers Weekly Review:"While Crais builds tension methodically, like a Boy Scout building a fire, when the time comes for ignition it all goes up too neatly, without any real conflagration. (Grade: B-)" Entertainment Weekly Review:"Fast paced, authentic, well written, and combining suspense and police procedural, this tale features a tough heroine who should win a whole new audience for Crais. Highly recommended." Library Journal Review:"Crais is at the top of his game, and Demolition Angel delivers the goods....Crais knows how to press all the right buttons in keeping the story line taut and the action, well, explosive." San Francisco Chronicle Review:"A powerful, self-contained novel of suspense that has the compactness, velocity, and effectiveness of a well-aimed bullet....This is a thriller that works on every level, a pivotal work from a crime novelist operating at the top of his game." Los Angeles Times Review:"Fascinating and frighteningly believable....Starkey is one of the toughest characters to grace the crowded field of thriller books in a long time." USA Today Synopsis:“TERRIFIC . . . EXPLOSIVE . . . [A] HIGH POWERED THRILL RIDE.” –The Wall Street Journal “CRAIS IS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME, and Demolition Angel delivers the goods. With a bang. . . . It’s Silence of the Lambs meets Speed as down-on-her-luck former bomb-squad ace Carol Starkey plays cat-and-mouse with a serial bomber. . . . Crais knows how to press all the right buttons in keeping the story line taut and the action, well, explosive.” –San Francisco Chronicle “GRIPPING . . . CRAIS PILES ON PLOT TWISTS . . . gathering the separate threads at the end and igniting them like a string of fireworks.” –People “A POWERFUL, SELF-CONTAINED NOVEL OF SUSPENSE that has the compactness, velocity, and effectiveness of a well-aimed bullet . . . This is a thriller that works on every level, a pivotal work from a crime novelist operating at the top of his game.” –Los Angeles Times “FASCINATING AND FRIGHTENINGLY BELIEVABLE . . . Starkey is one of the toughest characters to grace the crowded field of thriller books in a long time.” –USA Today About the AuthorRobert Crais is the author of nine previous novels, including the bestselling and Edgar-nominated L.A. Requiem. In addition to his previous award-winning books, Crais has written for such acclaimed television shows as L.A. Law and Hill Street Blues. He lives in Los Angeles. Demolition Angel has been purchased by Columbia/TriStar and producer Laurence Mark (Jerry Maguire, As Good As It Gets), and is being developed as a major motion picture. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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