The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels (Unabridged)
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3.6 • 7 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
“[An] ingenious jigsaw puzzle of a book...highly entertaining.” —The New York Times
“The queen of found footage thrillers.” —Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author
A whip-smart and “fast-paced mystery” (The Daily Telegraph, London) from the internationally bestselling author of The Twyford Code and The Appeal about a true crime journalist who revives a long-buried case about a cult—and finds herself too close to the story.
Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into believing her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide and mother and baby disappeared.
Now, true crime author Amanda Bailey is looking to revive her career by writing a book on the case. The Alperton baby has turned eighteen; finding them will be the scoop of the year. But rival author Oliver Menzies is just as smart, better connected, and also on the baby’s trail.
As Amanda and Oliver are forced to collaborate, they realize that the truth about the Angels is much darker and stranger than they’d ever imagined, and in pursuit of the story they risk becoming part of it.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A pile of old papers leads to a shocking reveal in Janice Hallett’s taut and original thriller. True-crime writer Amanda Bailey lands a deal to pen a book about the Alperton Angels, a turn-of-the-millennium London cult whose charismatic leader convinced his followers they were celestial beings who must kill a child he claimed was actually the Antichrist. Unfortunately, Amanda’s longtime frenemy Oliver Menzies is also working on a story about the Angels, and the pair’s rivalry takes a disturbing turn. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels reminded us of the chilling found-footage thriller The Blair Witch Project—Hallett tells the story through emails, text messages, DMs, letters, and excerpts from previous books about and inspired by the cult, all read by a talented and varied cast of voice actors who make the characters behind these notes feel like real, intriguing people. We loved listening to see how the pieces came together in a truly startling climax.
