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With this latest entry in a bestselling series that evokes all the passion and heroism of history’s most heartbreaking conflict—the war that was meant to end all wars—Anne Perry adds new luster to her worldwide reputation.
Angels in the Gloom is an intense saga of love, hate, obsession, and murder that features an honorable English family—brothers Joseph and Matthew Reavley and their sisters, Judith and Hannah.
In March 1916, Joseph, a chaplain at the front, and Judith, an ambulance driver, are fighting not only the Germans but the bitter cold and the appalling casualties at Ypres. Scarcely less at risk, Matthew, an officer in England’s Secret Intelligence Service, fights the war covertly from London. Only Hannah, living with her children in the family home in tranquil Cambridgeshire, seems safe.
Appearances, however, are deceiving. By the time Joseph returns home to Cambridgeshire, rumors of spies and traitors are rampant. And when the savagely brutalized body of a weapons scientist is discovered in a village byway, the fear that haunts the battlefields settles over the town—along with the shadow of the obsessed ideologue who murdered the Reavleys’ parents on the eve of the war. Once again, this icy, anonymous powerbroker, the Peacemaker, is plotting to kill.
Perry’s kaleidoscopic new novel illuminates an entire world, from the hell of the trenches to the London nightclub where a beautiful Irish spy plies her trade; from the sequestered laboratory where a weapon that can end the war is being perfected to the matchless glory of the English countryside in spring. Steeped in history and radiant with truth, Angels in the Gloom is a masterpiece that warms the heart even as it chills the blood.
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"This third book in Anne Perry's WWI series is excellent--and it's worth reading the two that came before it just to get the background for this one. They are good in themselves, but this one is even better. There's more at stake, personally, and the story is more engaging. A really good read, but only if you've read the first two. Perry is a great writer."
— Lisa (5 out of 5 stars)
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" This third book in Anne Perry's WWI series is excellent--and it's worth reading the two that came before it just to get the background for this one. They are good in themselves, but this one is even better. There's more at stake, personally, and the story is more engaging. A really good read, but only if you've read the first two. Perry is a great writer. "
— Lisa, 2/20/2014 -
" the conspiracy bit is getting a little old, but so much of this is so wonderful. Great prose, fascinating characters, terrific summing up of what to believe in the middle of hell. "
— Elaine, 2/16/2014 -
" the conspiracy bit is getting a little old, but so much of this is so wonderful. Great prose, fascinating characters, terrific summing up of what to believe in the middle of hell. "
— Elaine, 2/16/2014 -
" The last in the series - the ultimate bad guy is a bit too predictable, but watching Joseph go through the trials of the soul is worth the trip. "
— Michael, 2/14/2014 -
" The last in the series - the ultimate bad guy is a bit too predictable, but watching Joseph go through the trials of the soul is worth the trip. "
— Michael, 2/14/2014 -
" The best of the series so far (which isn't saying much), but still bogged down by ridiculous character motivations, far too much internal monologing, and an unrealistic and disappointing solution to the murder mystery. "
— K.M., 2/12/2014 -
" The best of the series so far (which isn't saying much), but still bogged down by ridiculous character motivations, far too much internal monologing, and an unrealistic and disappointing solution to the murder mystery. "
— K.M., 2/12/2014 -
" A WW1 yarn regarding the burden carried by the families left at home. Set in England. Bit of a murder mystery come spy theme too. I enjoyed the book. "
— Jill, 2/2/2014 -
" A WW1 yarn regarding the burden carried by the families left at home. Set in England. Bit of a murder mystery come spy theme too. I enjoyed the book. "
— Jill, 2/2/2014 -
" Third in the WWI series. Read them in order. If it had been one big book there would not be so much repetition to bring everyone up to speed. Worth reading even with the cheap serial effect. "
— Mommalibrarian, 1/20/2014 -
" Third in the WWI series. Read them in order. If it had been one big book there would not be so much repetition to bring everyone up to speed. Worth reading even with the cheap serial effect. "
— Mommalibrarian, 1/20/2014 -
" I really, really don't know why I read this book. "
— Anna, 1/4/2014 -
" I really, really don't know why I read this book. "
— Anna, 1/4/2014 -
" Third book in Perry's WWI series. "
— Christie, 1/3/2014 -
" Third book in Perry's WWI series. "
— Christie, 1/3/2014 -
" I really wanted to like this series and enjoyed the first two. I finally gave up on this one after struggling to read it for a couple of weeks. Much to much introspective musings, moaning and self-doubt by the main characters and just way too much sadness. "
— Mariann, 12/28/2013 -
" I really wanted to like this series and enjoyed the first two. I finally gave up on this one after struggling to read it for a couple of weeks. Much to much introspective musings, moaning and self-doubt by the main characters and just way too much sadness. "
— Mariann, 12/28/2013 -
" a different series for Anne Perry. like them all "
— Mary, 12/21/2013 -
" a different series for Anne Perry. like them all "
— Mary, 12/21/2013 -
" Not as good as the first, but still enough to keep me reading the next book in the series. "
— Debra, 11/30/2013 -
" Not as good as the first, but still enough to keep me reading the next book in the series. "
— Debra, 11/30/2013 -
" Okay moving along. The terror and gloom of the trenches continues and the Peacemaker alludes our heros and heroine. "
— A., 10/16/2013 -
" Okay moving along. The terror and gloom of the trenches continues and the Peacemaker alludes our heros and heroine. "
— A., 10/16/2013 -
" The whole World War I series was excellent. I enjoyed them all. "
— Ruth, 8/13/2013 -
" The whole World War I series was excellent. I enjoyed them all. "
— Ruth, 8/13/2013 -
" The third book in the series. the Reavley family "
— Alice, 7/21/2013 -
" The third book in the series. the Reavley family "
— Alice, 7/21/2013 -
" This is interesting because it's a bit different from other Anne Perry mysteries--it leaves more loose ends yet the reader is relatively satisfied "
— Cate, 7/18/2013 -
" This is interesting because it's a bit different from other Anne Perry mysteries--it leaves more loose ends yet the reader is relatively satisfied "
— Cate, 7/18/2013 -
" There was a good escription of what it was like being in England while it was being bombed. The story moved well between characters. This was one of her better books. "
— Tom, 6/5/2013 -
" It was a slow book maybe because I was expecting a murder mystery like her other books but this is a series about WWII "
— Kirsten, 6/5/2013 -
" It was a slow book maybe because I was expecting a murder mystery like her other books but this is a series about WWII "
— Kirsten, 6/5/2013 -
" There was a good escription of what it was like being in England while it was being bombed. The story moved well between characters. This was one of her better books. "
— Tom, 6/5/2013 -
" It's an audio book. Not reading them in order, which is fine. Even though there is a series of books, you can read them out of order and still have a comlete story. Lots of history of WWI. "
— Ange, 12/17/2012 -
" It's an audio book. Not reading them in order, which is fine. Even though there is a series of books, you can read them out of order and still have a comlete story. Lots of history of WWI. "
— Ange, 12/17/2012 -
" Not quite finished yet. This is a murder mystery that takes place in England in WWI. I have enjoyed reading a review of historical events connecting American history with Russian and European histories and the awfulness of WWI, with the enticement of the whodoneit. "
— Holly, 12/4/2012 -
" Not quite finished yet. This is a murder mystery that takes place in England in WWI. I have enjoyed reading a review of historical events connecting American history with Russian and European histories and the awfulness of WWI, with the enticement of the whodoneit. "
— Holly, 12/4/2012 -
" Although I love this author...this is not one of her most riveting books. "
— Linda, 9/3/2012 -
" Although I love this author...this is not one of her most riveting books. "
— Linda, 9/3/2012 -
" A very thought provoking read. "
— Mary, 8/10/2012 -
" A very thought provoking read. "
— Mary, 8/10/2012 -
" I like to listen to Perry's books while I drive. I'm right in foggy England. "
— Judy, 2/4/2012 -
" I like to listen to Perry's books while I drive. I'm right in foggy England. "
— Judy, 2/4/2012 -
" Not great literature--but still an interesting continuating to the story set in WWI times. There is some interesting character development. "
— Donna, 12/5/2011 -
" Not great literature--but still an interesting continuating to the story set in WWI times. There is some interesting character development. "
— Donna, 12/5/2011 -
" Another fine book by Anne Perry "
— Diana, 10/17/2011 -
" Another fine book by Anne Perry "
— Diana, 10/17/2011 -
" third in a series which starts with no graves as yet - they are all world war one books "
— Penny, 6/23/2011 -
" third in a series which starts with no graves as yet - they are all world war one books "
— Penny, 6/23/2011 -
" Okay moving along. The terror and gloom of the trenches continues and the Peacemaker alludes our heros and heroine. "
— A., 6/20/2011 -
" Okay moving along. The terror and gloom of the trenches continues and the Peacemaker alludes our heros and heroine. "
— A., 6/20/2011 -
" the conspiracy bit is getting a little old, but so much of this is so wonderful. Great prose, fascinating characters, terrific summing up of what to believe in the middle of hell. "
— Elaine, 12/23/2010 -
" the conspiracy bit is getting a little old, but so much of this is so wonderful. Great prose, fascinating characters, terrific summing up of what to believe in the middle of hell. "
— Elaine, 12/23/2010 -
" The best of the series so far (which isn't saying much), but still bogged down by ridiculous character motivations, far too much internal monologing, and an unrealistic and disappointing solution to the murder mystery. "
— K.M., 5/2/2010 -
" The best of the series so far (which isn't saying much), but still bogged down by ridiculous character motivations, far too much internal monologing, and an unrealistic and disappointing solution to the murder mystery. "
— K.M., 5/2/2010 -
" Unlike her Monk and Pitt novels these World War I novels do not seem to hold my interest. The pace is too slow. "
— Hapzydeco, 4/21/2010 -
" Unlike her Monk and Pitt novels these World War I novels do not seem to hold my interest. The pace is too slow. "
— Hapzydeco, 4/21/2010 -
" Book 3 of Perry's WWI saga. An interesting way to experience WWI, although by the end of the 5th book, the "mystery arc" and "bad guy revealed" was anti-climatic. "
— Daniel, 1/20/2009 -
" Book 3 of Perry's WWI saga. An interesting way to experience WWI, although by the end of the 5th book, the "mystery arc" and "bad guy revealed" was anti-climatic. "
— Daniel, 1/20/2009 -
" It was a slow book maybe because I was expecting a murder mystery like her other books but this is a series about WWII "
— Kirsten, 12/16/2008 -
" It was a slow book maybe because I was expecting a murder mystery like her other books but this is a series about WWII "
— Kirsten, 12/16/2008
About Anne Perry
Anne Perry (1938-2023) was an English author of historical detective fiction, mysteries, young-adult fantasy, and young-adult fiction, and holiday novels, with several making the New York Times bestsellers list. Her novels were set in Victorian England, the Ottoman empire, and in Europe during WWI and WWI.
About Samuel Roukin
Samuel Roukin, Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a British film and stage actor who is best known for his role as Snatcher in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. He has also appeared in Bright Star and Miss Austin Regrets.