The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett - Fiction - Hardback

Details. Condition: New. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781800810402. Publisher: Viper. Overview. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels is Janice Hallett's Sunday Times bestselling crime thriller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, told through the transcripts, emails and interview notes of a true-crime writer determined to unravel a story everyone thought was closed. Twenty years after a fringe cult convinced a teenage mother her newborn was the anti-Christ, two rival journalists race to track down the surviving "Alperton baby" before the truth is buried for good. Clever, twisty and darkly funny, it is essential reading for fans of inventive, document-driven mysteries.. About the Book. Everyone remembers the shocking headlines about the Alperton Angels: a cult that persuaded a vulnerable teenager her newborn was the anti-Christ, triggering a violent attempt on the baby's life and the cult's mass suicide. Two decades on, true-crime author Amanda Bailey sees the now-grown "Alperton baby" as her ticket to reviving a stalled career, and begins hunting down the people who were there that night. But she isn't alone: rival writer Oliver Menzies is chasing the same story, with better contacts and a score to settle. Told through witness statements, emails, book proposals and interview transcripts, the novel unfolds as an addictive puzzle in which every source has their own version of events, and no one can quite be trusted. As Amanda digs deeper, she discovers that the official account...