Angel Time by Anne Rice
Songs of the Seraphim #1
Anne Rice returns to the mesmerizing storytelling
that has captivated readers for more than three decades in a tale of
unceasing suspense set in time past—a metaphysical thriller about angels
and assassins.
The novel opens in the present. At its center:
It’s
the present day. Toby O’Dare -- aka Lucky the Fox -- is a contract
killer of underground fame on assignment to kill once again. He’s a
soulless soul, a dead man walking. His nightmarish world of lone and
lethal missions is disrupted when a mysterious stranger, a seraph,
offers him a chance to save rather than destroy lives.
O’Dare, who
long ago dreamt of being a priest, seizes his chance. Now he is carried
back through the ages to thirteenth-century England, to dark realms
where accusations of ritual murder have been made against Jews, where
children suddenly die or disappear. In this primitive setting, O’Dare
begins his perilous quest for salvation, a journey of danger and flight,
loyalty and betrayal, selflessness and love.
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