Today, I am honored to be part of the RRW Blog Tour Events hosting Author RD Larson. RD has just re-released her book “Evil Angel.” She was kind enough to furnish a review of her thriller for your reading pleasure:
Review by Mike Broemmel
Evil Angel
By RD Larson
RD Larson's chilling tale "Evil Angel" provides the suspense-loving reader with a ripping ride on a roller coaster of terror. In its essence, "Evil Angel" is the story of a marriage gone south and sour because of the plain instability and raw insanity of the wife of the pair.
The beleaguered husband -- intent on escaping the web of the horrific marriage -- jets of to toney Aspen, Colorado, seeking respite from the awful actions of his wife.
Arming at an otherwise placid, spectacular ski lodge and resort, the riddled and rattled husband befriends a lovely woman who lost her spouse years earlier to a tragic, untimely accidental death. The twosome bond quickly and rapidly develop a positive, intimate relationship. All seems idyllic -- until unstable wife arrives in Aspen and leaves a trail of chaos and murder in her path.
RD Larson does excellent work with her scenic descriptions. This reviewer, being a Colorado native, particularly enjoyed ad appreciated her written panorama of Aspen and that town's sites and sundries.
"Evil Angel" is a quick read, an ideal book for a lazy weekend, a holiday at the shore or during breaks at the nine-to-five. In reading "Evil Angel," one harkens back to the ghost stories around the mountain top campfire.
One of the reasons the book flows so quickly is founded upon Ms. Larson's broad ranging command of the English language. Quite like a painter dabbing the correct color off her pallet, Ms. Larson is capable of picking the perfect word from her vocabulary treasury. Examples of her fine ability to choose perfect words to create a perfect turn of phrase is abundant throughout the novel. For instance, in describing Southern California "girls," Ms. Larson writes:
"Tyler Granote watched her walk into the bar. He really preferred SoCalGals. Those abundant aerobicized, synthesized beach girls that had been to the wall. Just score and no more. This one was too thin, too rich; too much bother."
In another section of the book, in describing the "insane wife's" illusionary "Evil Angel," Ms Larson writes:
"The inside of the Evil Angel's mouth captivated Terri. It was bloody. Sometimes little trickles of blood ran out, down the chin and neck of the Angel; other times the blood would fly out like spittle, dotting the misty white gown. Remarkably, when the eyes looked up from their usual downcast position, their stark blueness, glinting like sun on water, thew light everywhere.
"In short, this reviewer recommends RD Larson's "Evil Angel" a well written, nicely crafted modern day campfire-styled thriller.
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What an exciting book. You can purchase it at amazon.com. Just click on the title "Evil Angel" to get there.
Leave a comment and be entered into a drawing for a free copy of “Evil Angel” to be given away on April 10, 2009. Be sure and return on that date to see if you were the winner. If you won, we will need a mailing address to send your free book to.
17 comments:
I am so happy to be on your blog tour and hope that I can encourage other writers to do the same. This is really fun and it's a great way to get known. And it's a great way to learn what new books there are.
I am so very pleased that RD Larson is my guest.
Wow! How does an author put a book like Evil Angel out of mind when one needs to sleep? I'd be wrestling and fighting all night long. I'll have to read it in the daylight and read something distracting before bedtime. To date, the most frightening thing I remember reading was Murders in the Mortuary when in junior high. I may have to update that memory. Seriously, how do you keep terror at bay?
Be sure and return on April 10 to see if you are the winner of the drawing. If so, we will need a mailing address to send your book to.
April and RD,
Sounds like a read up my alley!
Can't wait to read it.
Jan
I'm going to stick my neck out here, simply because you're in Dallas--my birthplace is Mineral Wells. I have lived in San Marcos 35 years.I have one book published, and two coming soon, plus two Free Reads--for The Wild Rose Press. So, far, I've written only Texas Historicals. RD's book sounds, well, frightening!And I do romance--you know, HEA stuff. I'm trying to move into something else, but the cowboy still calls to me. The description of RD's book though, is very intriguing--people often ask me--how do you think up all these stories? well, RD, how do YOU think up storeis such as this? I congratulate you. And April--I might be interested, but I'm already linked up to too many things. I'll keep in touch, if you'll keep sending the notices through WRDF. Celia Yeary
Celia, FaceBook is the best. RD and I belong to a group named Red River Writers. We have blog tour events, blog talk radio host interviewing members, book reviews, Live Chats, and numerous other promotional activities.
RD's book is a thriller. I love sitting on the edge of my chair waiting to see what happens next.
"Evil Angel" sounds like a real page-turner.
Sounds cool, would love to have it in my store!
Wow! The book sounds really exciting! If I don't win, I'll defintely buy one!
Sounds like my kind of book! I'd love to win it! Thanks!
I am pleased to be part of the Blog Tour ... Evil Angel sounds like a really good read ...looking forward to reading it.
I'd like to read this.
I love these blog tours as well. I wish I could be part of them. My book came out and I have been doing everything I can to get the word out. I think these are the best things for all the authors and writers out here.
Congrats on the book. Look forward to reading it.
Hope I can participate in the next blog tour. :)
RD Larson's book sounds interesting. Put me in the drawing.
What a great sounding book! And what a great contest. :)
Sarah
Dellani Oaks is the winner of "Evil Angel."
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