Angel
Nicholas Guild. Dell Publishing Company, $5.99 (410pp) ISBN 978-0-440-22285-9
A lawyer tries to track down the ex-lover whom he suspects of a series of murders. (Dec.)
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Reviewed on: 11/04/1996
Genre: Fiction
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- AngelNicholas GuildIn his first novel since the historical epic The Blood Star (1989), Guild returns to the contemporary thriller with a vengeance, spinning an intricate, wonderfully paced tale in which nearly every Continue reading »
- Blood TiesNicholas GuildThis goose bump–inducing thriller from Guild (Angel) pits San Francisco PD detective Ellen Ridley, revolted by the horrors of her job yet constantly wearing an Ice Queen face, against a Continue reading »
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