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Rage of Angels
First published 1980 · 648 pages
A glamorous, high-stakes legal soap opera where ambition and fatal attraction collide with devastating consequences.
What it feels like
Reading this is like stepping into a time capsule of pure, unadulterated blockbuster drama. It is a relentlessly propulsive experience that grabs you by the collar and drags you through the glamorous, cutthroat worlds of New York courtrooms, high society, and the mafia underworld. The atmosphere is thick with high-stakes tension, fatal attraction, and the intoxicating allure of power. While the prose is straightforward and unadorned, it serves as a frictionless vehicle for a plot that twists and turns with soapy, addictive momentum. You are swept up in a sweeping emotional journey that shifts from triumphant underdog victories to devastating moral compromises. It is the perfect escape for anyone who loves a sweeping, tragic romance wrapped in a fast-paced, high-stakes thriller.
- Mood
- high-stakes
- sweeping
- tense
- tragic
- Tone
- melodramatic
- glamorous
- suspenseful
- earnest
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- ambition and corruption · the price of success · fatal attraction · moral compromise · justice versus the law
- The writing
- Unadorned, fast-moving, and highly accessible, prioritizing relentless plot momentum and dramatic reveals over literary flourish.
- The arc
- Begins with naive idealism, climbs to triumphant, hard-won success, and descends into devastating moral compromise and heartbreak.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave sweeping, glamorous, high-stakes drama with morally gray romance and relentless pacing.
Content notes
- mafia violence
- murder
- kidnapping
- child death
- sexual assault
About the book
Jennifer, the daughter of a small-town lawyer, joined the staff of the District Attorney of Manhattan, to fight for justice as her father had done. But less than twenty-four hours after being sworn in, Jennifer's hopes, her dreams, her career, were smashed, and she found herself facing disbarment and a possible prison sentence.
So begins the story of a brilliant and beautiful young woman who becomes one of Americas most successful defense attorneys. It is also the story of the two powerful men in her life: Adam Warner, a man of honor and integrity, born to lead his country; and Michael Moretti, compelling, strange and vengeful, a dark angel who spreads wide his wings of terror.
Description from Open Library.
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