Check out Tawni OâDellâs upcoming thriller, Angels Burning, available January 2016 from Gallery Books.
âA fearless exploration of the line between mental illness and true evil, a place many thriller writers visit but without the kind of fearless insights [Tawni] OâDell reveals in this powerful novelâ (The New York Times Book Review).
Dr. Sheridan Doyleâa fastidiously groomed and TV-friendly forensic psychologistâis the go-to shrink for the Philadelphia District Attorneyâs office whenever a twisted killerâs mind eludes other experts. But beneath his Armani pinstripes, heâs still Danny Doyle, the awkward, terrified, bullied boy from a blue-collar mining family, plagued by panic attacks and haunted by the tragic death of his little sister and mental unraveling of his mother years ago.
Returning to a hometown grappling with its own ghosts, Danny finds a dead body at the infamous Lost Creek gallows where a band of rebellious Irish miners was once executed. Strangely, the body is connected to the wealthy family responsible for the minersâ deaths. Teaming up with veteran detective Rafe, a father-like figure from his youth, Dannyâin pursuit of a killerâcomes dangerously close to startling truths about his family, his past, and himself.
With âpoignantâŚachingly beautiful proseâ (San Diego Union) and ârich, compassionate storytellingâ (Entertainment Weekly), OâDell weaves a masterful, thrilling tale reminiscent of Gillian Flynnâs Gone Girl, where the past and present collide to put Lost Creekâs long-lived ghosts to bed.