ANGEL TIME 

The Songs of the Seraphim

Anne Rice

Alfred A. Knopf

ISBN:978-1-4000-4353-8

November 2009

Mystery

In the present day, Toby O’Dare, is a contract killer. He appears to be a soulless man, living under a series of aliases and takes his orders from “The Right Man.” Into O’Dare’s nightmarish world of lone and lethal missions comes a mysterious stranger, a seraph, who offers him the chance to save rather than destroy lives. O’Dare, who long ago dreamt of being a priest, until life circumstances changed that avenue for him, seizes the chance. Now he is carried back through time to the thirteenth century England, to dark realms where accusations of ritual murder have been made against Jews, where children die or disappear. In this primitive setting, O’Dare begins his perilous quest for salvation. A journey of danger and flight, loyalty and betrayal, selflessness and love.

ANGEL TIME is a novel that will not only keep you captivated from page one, but will make your mind circle around a ton of “what-ifs.” Can a person’s life be totally changed from one extreme to the other? And if you were approached by someone who claimed to be an angel of God, would you agree to work with them to change lives? From the first chapter, I sank myself into Toby O’Dare’s life. The good, the bad and the ugly. I was taken on a historical trip where the anxiety of being accused, even for the smallest infraction, could put your life on the line. To witness through words, the plight of one family, and the impact even the smallest person can have on the outcome was amazing. ANGEL TIME was an easy read and very enjoyable. Not to mention that the end will leave you with a hitch in your breath.

Reviewed by Kathy Fisher

Rating: 4