Author : Tilly Bagshawe
Publisher : HarperCollins
Year of Publication : 2012
Place of Publication : Great Britain
Number of Pages : 389
Sneak-Peek : When an elderly multi-millionaire is found brutally murdered in Hollywood, and his young wife raped and beaten, the police assume the motive is robbery. Unable to find the perpetrators, the case is soon closed. A decade later, in different cities around the globe, three almost identical killings take place. In all cases the victim is an elderly male, wealthy, and newly married. Again his wife is found severely injured at the scene. At first it is thought they might be copycat killings, but it soon becomes clear that this is one deadly female killer, code named the Angel of Death by the police.
Book Review :
A can't-put-it-down novel from Sidney Sheldon's collection. The two main characters, Sofia Basta and Frankie Mancini were created in such a way that they became a great team of murderers with a unique, unbelievable way of trapping and killing innocent victims. Their targets were elderly multi-millionaires. Sofia was a sweet, innocent character designed to attract the multi-millionaires with her gorgeous look while Frankie was the mastermind behind the murders. Once Sofia has got the millionaires to marry her, that's when they started to kill. The millionaires beaten to death while their wives - Sofia - raped and beaten by Frankie. Surprisingly, the motive of the murders was not money! In a way the author was trying to convey the message that childhood memories do have a huge impact on someone's personality and life's direction.
From Hollywood to Europe and Asia, identical killings happened and nobody realized this connection until the son of the very first victim appeared to seek justice for his father - a decade after his father's death. But what will happen when the son got attracted to the gorgeous Sofia? When the two killers were caught during an attempt to kill a millionaire in India, that's when the game truly began.
"Who killed Andrew Jakes, Sofia? Was it Angela or Frankie? Or did they both do it together?"
Sofia answered without hesitation. "It was Frankie." She broke down in sobs.
"That's a lie!" Mancini jumped to his feet. "This is bullshit, it's a fucking performance. She chose Jakes as the first kill. She picked him out, not me!"
For those who like mysterious, suspense and thrilling stories, this book is highly suggested and will not let you down. You will find yourself so much into the book that you might feel as if you are living in Sofia's and Frankie's world. Do expect a shocking twist at the end too. Very-well written novel. Thumbs up!
The last Sydney Sheldon I read was almost 6 years ago. Seemed that I had exhausted all he had to offer, and with no new titles coming up, I moved on to other authors.
ReplyDeleteTilly has done justice to Sheldon's story, to a certain extent. As written below, by many other readers, that there is not much of a suspense left after a few chapters, and you can kind of guess who the culprits are, but it still intrigues you, as to why they are doing so, and how will they be caught, or if the crimes will ever be proved or not.
My heart goes out to the character - Matt Daley, who (in my opinion) gets the worst deal of the lot, while the Angel soars high. It is a bit irritating though, the way every male character seems to be smitten by the Angel and her good looks and naiveness, even when the truth is evident.
The end is quite predictable, except off course the last page. That leaves you wondering for a while. Has justice truly been served ????? Is the victim, REALLY a victim or a harbinger of Death ?? and so on.
It’s not a bad bargain though, considering I could hardly keep it away when I reached the last chapters. It is not a great work of literature(like Doyle or Dickens, if you are expecting so), but a typical Sydney novel, some satisfy you, some leave you in doubt, and some leave you wanting more .
All in all, at the Flipkart prices, it is a fair bargain, and yeah I wouldn’t buy it if the prices were to be any higher. I'd recommend it for train journey. :)