The Dead Angel

By Carolyn Rowe Hill

A beautiful young woman, Angela Allen, is found dead in her luxurious bedroom in a lavish mansion outside Chicago. Detective Hannah Bell arrives on the scene about an hour-and-a-half after the girl is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592863760
• ISBN13: 9781592863761
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Publishamerica Inc
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly Recommended

Detective Hannah Bell, called to the scene of an apparent suicide, is struck by the perfect arrangement of the body of deceased Angela Allen, as well as her youth and beauty. Suspicions arise at the unemotional reactions of Angela's mother, Mariah, and twin sister, Gloria, to her death, as well as the mother's declaration Gloria killed Angela. Dr. Garrett Adams, forensic scientist at the scene, suspects foul play but dies suddenly of a heart attack after confiding this to Hannah. Hannah begins an intense investigation of Angela's death, unsettled that the deceased has stirred up memories for her concerning her own twin sister's sudden disappearance at the age of eleven. The investigation intensifies and becomes more complex, with questions arising concerning Mariah's secret meetings with several powerful men in their community and suspected dealings with the illegal immigration of Irish workers. When Mariah is found dead, apparently having choked to death, things only grow more complicated. Ms. Hill delivers a nice mystery here, with plenty of red herrings and twists and turns to keep the reader on edge. Hannah is a likable character, a young woman determined to make her mark in the investigative world while trying to deal with the loss of her twin during childhood. A very good read guaranteed to entertain the reader, one I recommend highly.

The Dead Angel

This book is an excellent read! The author skillfully weaves many different aspects of the story together, making for a book that is impossible to put down. Action waits on every page. The intensity grows as the story unfolds, until it reaches it's final, heart-pounding conclusion. Very well written!

A Really Fun Read!

This book was really fun to read! I couldn't put it down and read it all in one sitting. There were lots of unexpected twists and turns...I look forward to finding out what Detective Bell's next adventure will be!

When's the movie coming out?

This book would make a great movie. So, my question is, when will it come out? I've got the whole cast worked out. Seriously, this was an excellent book. I felt profound sadness for Hannah and her family. It's hard to imagine what it must be like to wonder where someone is for twenty-five years, looking into faces of young women on the street to see if maybe, just maybe one of them might be your missing loved one. Then there's the Allen family. Well, that's another kettle of fish. So much love in one family and so much evil in another. But, even in a family with evil in it, there is love. Anna was love. She tried her best in a bad situation. I'd like more from author Hill and I will wait for the movie.

Author of The Dead Angel

Of course I like this book. I wrote it!!...and I'd like to give the reader a little more descriptive detail than would fit in the space allowed on the back cover of the book. I promise not to give anything away. This novel is the first in the Hannah Bell detective series. Hannah is a Chicago detective (in her mid-thirties) who is investigating the death of a wealthy young woman in her mother's mansion in Chicago...yes, I know, it says that in the blurb on the back cover. What it doesn't say is that this young woman is a twin; and so is Detective Bell. Hannah's sister, Heather Bell, went missing 25 years ago when the girls were eleven years old. Heather's disappearance is one of the reasons Hannah went into police work. During the investigation into the death of Angela Allen (the wealthy young woman), Detective Bell shares with the reader some memories of her life with her sister and of some of the events of their childhood. In the end, we not only find out what happened to Angela Allen, but also what happened to Heather Bell. Enjoy reading the story. I enjoyed writing it, and am working diligently on the second one.