"solid crime thriller"
After being attacked by an escaped mental patient in his
own home who threatened his wife and children, Troy
Campbell needed plenty of time to recuperate both
physically and mentally. Now the psychiatric Technician
and Supervisor of D ward at the maximum security hospital
of Darden State is ready to tackle the six inmates of
Program 28, Sexual Sadistic Predator Violent Sociopath
Level seven. One of the worst of these offenders is
Michael Scoleri, a man who has the looks of a choirboy but
the heart of a monster. Somehow, some way, Scoleri is getting messages from the Red
Devil, a disorganized psychopath who is kidnapping young
children, drugging them, than drowning them. Before he
dumps their dead bodies he attaches bloody wings to their
necks, fastened with a coat hanger. His latest victim is
the son of Darden State psychiatrist Elise Conroy and she
intends to use Scoleri to track down the Red Devil in
defiance of all the rules with only the help of Troy
Campbell. Andrew Harper is one of the best crime thriller writers
of the decade just as Douglass Glegg, Harper's alter ego,
is a master of horror. RED ANGEL is not for the faint of
heart because there are some very gory and visually graphic
scenes. The protagonist is a good and noble person who
wants to know how a sociopath comes into being, a trait
that causes him to become involved in dangerous
situations. If this book is an example, Leisure's new line
of thrillers will be a smashing success. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted August 8, 2003
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