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Angels Burning by Tawni O'Dell
3★'s
From The book:
On the surface, Chief Dove Carnahan is a true trailblazer who would do anything to protect the rural Pennsylvanian countryside where she has lived all fifty of her years. Traditional and proud of her blue-collar sensibilities, Dove is loved by her community. But beneath her badge lies a dark and self-destructive streak, fed by a secret she has kept since she was sixteen.
When a girl is beaten to death, her body tossed down a fiery sinkhole in an abandoned coal town, Dove is faced with solving the worst crime of her law enforcement career. She identifies the girl as a daughter of the Truly family, a notoriously irascible dynasty of rednecks and petty criminals.
During her investigation, the man convicted of killing Dove’s mother years earlier is released from prison. Still proclaiming his innocence, he approaches Dove with a startling accusation and a chilling threat that forces her to face the parallels between her own family’s trauma and that of the Trulys.
My Thoughts:
This was the second book by Tawni O'Dell that I have read this month and I do have to say it was much better than the first one. There is still way too much time spent on descriptions and unnecessary histories of the characters and not enough time on the investigations and the progress in solving the crime.
The plot is very complex at times and there are insights and discoveries in this one that were absent from the first book. I was hoping that
Angels Burning might be the beginning of a new series but it seems to be going to remain as a standalone thus far. Some of the character's actions are beyond belief but I believe there is hope for this authors books.
