Angels Fall (Nora Roberts)

It has been a long while since I have read one of Nora Roberts books and I had considered her a romance writing author, but Angel Falls dispelled that notion. Fast-paced action, authentic dialogue and a gripping narrative make Nora Roberts' Angel Falls an intriguing and satisfying mystery. I applaud the author's success at keeping the identity of the murder a secret until the end chapters. Angel Falls is truely a can't-put-down bestseller.

Haha, this was was of Nora's great ones. Not that she turns out work that's less than terrific anyway, but I really enjoyed this story. Right off, the plot was gripping and I immediately wanted to know who the bad guy is, what happened that had the main character all wound up, and how it would all end. At the end of the book...well, some people might like a cigarette, but I wound up with this uncontrollable urge to cook something. So...I made Nora's bread pudding recipe in the back of the book and it was REALLY GOOD! Delightful story, highly recommend!!

Picking a favorite Nora Roberts book seems darned near impossible, but this book may be mine. From the minute I started reading, I felt empathy for Reece and admired her courage. I enjoyed watching her rebuild her life, fall back and reach deep for more guts and determination to try again. The characters in this story are flawed, but they're also smart. The plot is clever and kept me turning the pages, not quite sure if I had identified the villian or not. Bottom line, it is a well written book that captured my attention and gave me a pleasant weekend of reading. I highly recommend it.

Roberts nails it with this one. Its interesting and a fast read. I didn't want to put it down.

When Reece Gilmore arrives in Angel's Fist, she's been running for a while. I was going to be cryptic about why she was running, because it was a bit of a mystery for me while I was reading it, but the reason is on the dust jacket blurb and in all the reviews, so what the heck. (This is one of the main reasons why I don't read dust jacket/back cover blurbs before reading a book.) As the sole survivor of a massacre in a restaurant where she'd worked as a chef, she recovered from her physical injuries only to be left with more serious psychological ones. She takes a job as a fry cook and focuses on living one day at a time, slowly starting to feel at home in the small town. Then she goes hiking and sees a woman being murdered. Eccentric writer Brody believes her--he met her on the trail shortly afterwards and saw her distress. But he's pretty much the only one who does. The sheriff is unable to find any evidence of a fight, much less a body, and even her friends seem inclined to... Read more