Janice Hallett's The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
Hallett writes these mysteries presented as like found documents—this one involves a true crime writer working on a book about a cult, two teenagers, and a baby they all believed was the anti-Christ, and consists of her correspondence with colleagues, editors, sources, a rival author, plus interview transcripts, excerpts of trashy novels and screenplays, etc. Now that the baby in the case is turning eighteen, the heat is on to track the survivors down (and of course whip up a new frenzy about the case and sell some books). Totally engaging to read, some fun twists, the ending was a teeny bit off the rails but in an entertaining way. I might make my book club read this one. A-.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on January 23.
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