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    Demolition Angel
    Demolition Angel
    Demolition Angel
    Audiobook10 hours

    Demolition Angel

    Written by Robert Crais

    Narrated by Paul Hecht

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Robert Crais, author of the Edgar Award-nominated L.A Requiem is a master of the intelligent and complex suspense novel. In Demolition Angel he delves into the life-on-the-edge world of the Los Angeles bomb squad. Three years ago Carol Starkey was one of L.A.'s best bomb squad technicians. Then a freak accident while disarming a bomb left her scarred inside and out. Now a Detective-2 with the LAPD's Criminal Conspiracy Section, she is struggling to rebuild her shattered world. When an explosion claims the life of a technician who was a colleague and friend, Carol is assigned to head up the investigation. With the help of an ATF agent, she discovers that a brilliant madman is designing bombs intended to kill the people whose job it is to disarm them. But as they begin their chase of the man known as Mr. Red, Carol finds that nothing about the case is as it appears. All she knows for certain is that she is the next target. With finely drawn characters and non-stop suspense, Demolition Angel is an unforgettable experience. Paul Hecht deftly conveys both Carol's determination and fear as she fights to reclaim her life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 8, 2013
    ISBN9781490607849
    Demolition Angel
    Author

    Robert Crais

    Robert Crais is the author of the bestselling Cole & Pike novels. A native of Louisiana, Crais moved to Hollywood in the late 70s where he began a successful career in television, writing scripts for such major series as Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues. In the mid 80s, Crais created a series of crime novels based around the characters Cole & Pike. In addition, Crais has also written several bestselling standalone thrillers. Robert Crais lives in LA with his wife and family.

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    • 4/5
      The story centres around Carol Starkey a bomb squad detective who is still pulling herself and her life back together after surviving a bomb black three years earlier.Starkey and colleagues from the Criminal Conspiracy Section and her old team at the bomb squad are in a race against time to find the identity and whereabouts of a mysterious serial bomber known only as 'Mr Red'. It's a good plot and great mystery, but Carol Starkey's character is a little too one dimensional to really work. She and the other characters are interesting, but this isn't as good at Crais's other work, and one is left with the impression that he doesn't write women very well. That said, the pace of the book is fast enough to get past any limitations in the characterisation.
    • 2/5
      Female main characters and male voice. Ridiculous!!! Why do that??
    • 1/5
      A male narrator for a female character?!?! Seriously?! I just couldn’t listen to it.
    • 4/5
      Carol Sharkey understands bombs, works with them, investigates them, has lost friends to them in her job as Detective in the LAPD, the last person she lost was her love and she's now living on prescription drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. Another detective is killed and she has to join forces with John Michael Fowles to find out who, but the obvious is not always the answer.
    • 5/5
      WOW, this was a grab you and not let go book. INTENSE would not do this justice. A MUST READ for any serious fiction reader.
    • 5/5
      Bombs,guns,crazy people,and love what more can you ask for. Have fun listening.
    • 4/5
      Crais is best known for his series of novels featuring Elvis Cole but I haven't read any of those. This is the second novel I've read by him, the first was Hostage and that was a great page turner, just an excellent story. This one's a page turner as well. Detective Carol Starkey, still recovering from a bomb blast that killed her (for a couple minutes until she was revived), is investigating another bombing. Someone is targeting bomb technicians. About halfway in comes the first big plot twist and from there it rockets along with several new twists thrown in. Naturally things end with a bang. Fun story. This was an excellent crime novel diversion.
    • 4/5
      This is about a member (currently reassigned) of the L.A. Bomb Squad who was critically injured when an earthquake interrupted the defusing of a bomb, killing her partner/lover. Very interesting information about bomb builders, bomb making, how bomb squads work and a mysterious bomber who is a folk hero to his kind. This features a very flawed heroine, but makes for a very interesting read.
    • 5/5
      this book has unique characters with an original and tense ending.