BRUJA by Mel Odom
Angel TV Series
Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster) - September 2001
ISBN 0743407016 - Paperback
Teen-YA / Horror/TV tie-in
At this time of the
year with Halloween and then Christmas the traditional times for spooky
tales and therefore a good excuse (if you needed one) to curl up with
the latest Angel novel. Once again we are back in the halcyon days of
the first season when Doyle was still alive and while him and Angel are
dealing with a dodgy computer games outfit and a blood delivery service
for vampires Cordelia thinks her problems are over at last. For the rich
Adrian Heath has invited her onto his yacht to hire Angel Investigations
to find his beloved missing wife. But how does all this tie in with the
other new menace in town, the dreaded "La Llorona" or Weeping
Woman who wants nothing less than to kill all the children she an find?
If you enjoy a mystery
story instead of just a straight tale of vampire and demon busting then
this will fit the bill better than most with a plot that isn't impossible
to guess but is nonetheless entertaining and as usual replete with action.
As ever nothing new is learned about any of the characters (a flaw in
all the Buffy/Angel novels) but a strong entry into the series and well
worth a read if you are a fan.
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