Death Angel: A Novel
by Linda Howard
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Author: Linda HowardEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN: 0345486544
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: A Definite Improvement
Summary: 4 Stars
After being underwhelmed by Howard's recent efforts, I got this one from the library and was pleasantly surprised. Starts with a bang, and I actually found the characters both interesting and likeable - which took some pretty talented writing, given that they're both "bad" people in need of redemption. They way in which they find their redemption was a little over-the-top to me, and the pacing is a bit slow, but otherwise a solid effort. Not giving it 5 stars only because she has definitely written better books - and I'm not putting her back on my "must buy it the day it comes out list" yet - but still it's a huge improvement over other recent titles by Howard.
I remember reading "Cover of Night" and thinking that one of the bad guys - a hitman - was the only interesting part of the story, and that she'd set him up pretty solidly for his own book. I was tempted to go check that one out from the library again and re-read it to see if this is, in fact, the same character - but "Cover of Night" was pretty dreadful, and I just can't make myself do it. Anyone who's read that more recently - does it seem like the same guy? (You can't tell by the names, because this guy uses a lot of aliases.)
Summary of Death Angel: A Novel
In Linda Howard’s gifted hands, second chances, unexpected romance, and unrelenting action combine into a riveting new novel of suspense. In Death Angel, bad girls can wake up and trust their hearts, bad guys can fight for what’s right . . . and dying just might be the only way to change one’s life.A striking beauty with a taste for diamonds and dangerous men, Drea Rousseau is more than content to be arm candy for Rafael Salinas, a notorious crime lord who deals with betrayal through quick and treacherous means: a bullet to the back of the head, a blade across the neck, an incendiary device beneath a car. Eager to break with Rafael, Drea makes a fateful decision and a desperate move, stealing a mountain of cash from the malicious killer. After all, an escape needs to be financed.
Though Drea runs, Salinas knows she can’t hide–and he dispatches a cold-blooded assassin in hot pursuit, resulting in a tragic turn of events. Or does it?
Left for dead, Drea miraculously returns to the realm of the living a changed woman. She’s no longer shallow and selfish, no longer steals or cheats or sells herself short. Both humbled and thrilled with this unexpected second chance, Drea embraces her new life. But in order to feel safe and sound–and stop nervously looking over her shoulder–she will need to take down those who marked her for death.
Joining forces with the FBI, supplying vital inside information that only she can provide, Drea finds herself working with the most dangerous man she’s ever known. Yet the closer they get to danger, the more intense their feelings for each other become, and the more Drea realizes that the cost of her new life may be her life itself–as well as her heart.
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