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Publication Date: 27 Dec 2007

Joseph Vaughan's life has been dogged by tragedy. Growing up in the 1950s, he was at the centre of series of killings of young girls in his small rural community. The girls were taken, assaulted and left horribly mutilated. Barely a teenager himself, Joseph becomes determined to try to protect his community and classmates from the predations of the killer.

Despite banding together with his friends as ' The Guardians', he was powerless to prevent more murders - and no one was ever caught. Only after a full ten years did the nightmare end when the one of his neighbours is found hanging from a rope, with articles from the dead girls around him. Thankfully, the killings finally ceased. But the past won't stay buried - for it seems that the real murderer still lives and is killing again. And the secret of his identity lies in Joseph's own history...

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Paperback: 396 pages
Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (27 Dec 2007)
Language: French
ISBN-10: 0752882635
ISBN-13: 978-0752882635
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (396 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 34,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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RJ Ellory is the author of ten novels, all published in the UK by Orion, and available in twenty-four additional languages. They are:
CANDLEMOTH (2003)
GHOSTHEART (2004)
A QUIET VENDETTA (2005)
CITY OF LIES (2006)
A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS (2007)
A SIMPLE ACT OF VIOLENCE (2008)
THE ANNIVERSARY MAN (2009)
SAINTS OF NEW YORK (2010)
BAD SIGNS (2011)
A DARK AND BROKEN HEART (2012)
His first US release was 'A Quiet Belief In Angels' (Overlook Press, Sept 2009), his second 'The Anniversary Man' in June 2010. He has been twice shortlisted for both the CWA Gold Dagger and the CWA Dagger in the Library, shortlisted also for the Barry Award on two occasions and the 7th Europeen Du Point. He has won the Quebec Laureat, the Livre De Poche Award, the St. Maur Prize and the Villeneuve Readers' Prize for 'A Quiet Vendetta'; the Prix Du Roman Noir 2008, The Strand Magazine Mystery of the Year, and the US Independent Mystery Award for 'A Quiet Belief in Angels' (a 2007 Richard & Judy Bookclub selection), and was recently awarded the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year 2010 for 'A Simple Act of Violence'.

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97 of 109 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A very good read by a great storyteller, but not without its irritations! 22 Jan 2008

By H. Eaton VINE VOICE

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This is a book with a terrific plot ... in a small town in Georgia young girls start to disappear and then are found brutally raped and murdered. No one knows who the killer is and the authorities seem to have no suspects.

Jospeh Vaughan is a young man growing up in the midst of these killings. His father has just died and the first world war has broken out in Europe. He is struggling to come to terms with death as he sees it all around him. The murders of the girls affect him deeply and he is encouraged by his school teacher to write about his experiences. He calls together a group of friends to become 'Guardians' who vow to look out for and protect all the little girls in the area.

The murders remain unsolved, although we know from the beginning of the novel that at some stage - many years after the first killings occurred - Joseph realises who is responsible for the killings. Interspersing the main story chapters are mini-chapters which gradually outline Joseph's eventual confrontation with the killer.

Ellory is a great storyteller. He sets the scene for this novel perfectly - you're there in Georgia at the outbreak of the first world war, you can see the schoolroom where Joseph learns his lessons, you feel the anguish of the people of the town as little girls are taken and killed and no one knows who is doing it. For the first 200 pages I could hardly bear to put the book down.

HOWEVER ... [I'm keeping details vague here so I don't spoil the story for anyone who hasn't read the book yet ...]

After the first half of the book, you start feeling it's never going to end. There's so much repetition that you begin to skim over lines. I didn't get the whole 'Guardians' thing ... Read more ›

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5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting 18 Mar 2008

By BookWorm TOP 500 REVIEWER

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Despite its rather grim plotline - the story of a man who is haunted throughout his life by a vicious child-killer - this is a very good book which I enjoyed despite my initial suspicion.

The novel's narrator is a likable, multifaceted character, and the others characters are mainly very strong. I genuinely liked most of them, and yet simultaneously suspected all of them. It managed to keep me guessing as to the killer's identity right up until the last few pages - a rare feat for a book. RJ Ellory does a brilliant job of conjuring up an atmosphere of suspicion and fear, whilst setting it against the ordinary happenings of everyday life.

The writing is elegant and almost poetic in sections. However, at times I found it a little frustrating as it became bogged down in digressions or descriptions when I was desperate for it to get on with the plot. It also had a slowish start, although I did warm to it quite fast. As the story is narrated retrospectively it sometimes gave just a little too much hindsight, which did get annoying at times.

However, by the end of the book I was completely hooked and stayed up much later than I should have because I couldn't stop reading. It is gripping and compelling, and yet also manages to be thought provoking. This isn't a lightweight thriller - there is real depth to the characters and storytelling.

The subject matter (the murders of over 30 little girls) makes for uncomfortable reading at times, as you would expect, and the book is unflinching in describing the horror of these crimes. I found it deeply haunting, chilling and disquieting - the sort of book you lay awake thinking about.

Overall, a very powerful though somewhat upsetting book, which manages to combine a strong emotional element with a (mostly) page-turningly gripping plot.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing 19 July 2009

By citygent

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Having read a simple act of violence ,which I quite enjoyed, I was looking forward to reading a quite belief in angels.The story spans some 70 years beginning in Georgia and ending in New york.I found it a difficult read. The story did not flow and there was never any rhythm or pace to the story.The book picked up a little towards the end however it was too late by then. The ending was fairly poor which resulted in a sense of disappontment. The author tried to cover to much in too few pages.For instance the main character's incarceration for murder and his subsequent appeal was covered in some 20 odd pages with no explanation as to why what happened happened.
This was a dissapointing read with the only satisfaction being to battle on with the book when the going got difficult!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good writing indeed, misses my final star through over egging the mix, too many cherries on the cake! 15 Feb 2008

By Lady Fancifull TOP 500 REVIEWER

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As so many reviewers have noted, excellent writing, but, but, rather too much of it, so that mid way through I began to long for the presence of a spare and minimalist editor.

The central character, in the end, was just too unremittingly under an unlucky star, so it got a bit 'same old, same old' whenever a potential chance at contentment surfaced, and finally, the denouement made at least one of the murders implausible, given the killer's predelictions.

I shall certainly read more of Ellory's writing though, though i just hope there's rather more editing of that writing

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!! 31 Dec 2007

By Nicola King

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Well, I sat up until somewhere past 4.00 this morning, and I finished this book in one sitting. About halfway through I went and made some tea, and I sat quietly for a moment and wondered whether this was in fact the best book I'd ever read. It made me feel how I felt when I read 'To Kill A Mockingbird' for the first time. It made me feel like I'd learned the whereabouts of an old, old friend who I thought I'd lost. It made me feel a lot of things, and now I'm done I want to leave it a little while and then read it again. I don't want to read anything else in between, because at this point I think that anything else would be a disappointment and an anticlimax. I don't know how many emotions I've gone through while reading 'A Quiet Belief In Angels', but even though the book was heartbreaking in places it feels like experiencing all those emotions was necessary. This is just an extraordinarily beautiful and moving book, sometimes violent, sometimes a little disturbing, but overall a magnificent read. It comes with the very highest recommendation.

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