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Angel of Death

by Charlotte Lamb

Published 2001424 pagesISBN 978-0-3407-6731-3

Still mourning the death of her husband, Miranda remains haunted by Alex Manoussi, the enigmatic Greek who rescued her from the cruel sea that had claimed Tom. And when Alex turns up at her boss's party, she fears the appearance of 'the Angel of Death' heralds another disaster. Then Miranda witnesses a murder and is forced into hiding for her own protection. The job in a luxury hotel on the idyllic Greek island of Delephores seems heaven sent. But this Eden contains a serpent. Can it be mere coincidence that Alex is there too? Has the Angel of Death come to make her his own? When a glamorous young woman is found murdered, her death send shockwaves through a tightly knit community already simmering with secrets. Beautiful, reckless, and desired by many, she left behind a trail of jealousies, obsessions, and hidden betrayals. As the investigation unfolds, those closets to her are forced to confront the darker sides of their own desires. Beneath the surface of polite society lies a tangle of passion, manipulation, and fear-and someone among them is willing to kill to keep the truth buried. Charlotte Lamb delivers a tense, emotionally charged tale of romantic suspense, where love becomes dangerous and trust can be fatal.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fiction, Romance. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Fiction · Romance

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Content notes

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Reading experience

Dark tone · Urgent pace

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Powerful4.6/5

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Reading lengthA standard-length read424 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2001
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance
ISBN-13
978-0-3407-6731-3
Language
English
Edition record
OL31947522M
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Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.

Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.

Three questions to carry with you

  1. What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
  2. Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
  3. What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?

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