Broken Angels: Kate Maguire Book 2

De: Graham Masterton

Narrado por: Caroline Lennon

One cold spring morning in County Cork, two fishermen find a bundle of rags floating in the Blackwater River. It is the bloated body of Father Heaney. His hands and feet are bound, and his neck bears the marks of garrotting wire. Worse still, he has been castrated.

When a second priest is found murdered, his body bruised and beaten and the same savage wound hidden beneath his soutane, Detective Inspector Katie Maguire finds evidence of a sinister cover-up at St Joseph's Orphanage. But the Catholic diocese still wields considerable power here, and the Garda are under pressure to close the case.

Katie has to work alone if she is to catch the killer in time - but first she must shatter a wall of silence that for decades has hidden a terrible secret. A secret that is beyond belief...

©2012 Graham Masterton (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Good, but not as good as Book 1

Gripping, exciting story, but not as "unputdownable" as book 1. A bit odd as a character who died in book 1 was mentioned in book 2?? Be warned - torture scenes are graphic, and the sex scenes leave nothing to the imagination

Can't Walt for More

This series is fantastic. I have enjoyed listening to the first two novels and am anxiously awaiting the third. Caroline Lennon is my favourite female narrator by far.

Had to skip the lengthy torture scenes

Masterton seems to take real pleasure in writing excruciating scenes of torture. I'm not usually squeamish, but I couldn't listen to these. Since I'd just returned one of his books for the same reason, I was embarrassed to return another book so soon, so I fast-forwarded through those parts (many and long). The rest of the book was pretty good although the supposedly wonderful American boyfriend of the protagonist was whiney and tedious. The performer does a little better with American men than women (see review of White Bones), but still not entirely convincing; she's good on the Irish voices and the background narration. Masterton can write well, but he can also be careless. Some passages are remarkable for the repetition of words.

Really enjoyed this second Kate Maguire book!

On to the third one! I wish there were at least 10 books in this series!

Creepy Imagination that makes it hard to put down!

Kate Maquire continues her story in this book and its great to travel with her as she solves another confounding mystery. Graham Masterons imagination is definately gory and most definately in parts gross but at the same time I wanted to know what and who were behind those masks. The effort that he puts into every death is truly amazing and horrifying and the next death worse than the last it can make the jaw drop in horror!

Gripping if somewhat gruesome

I have to say that Caroline Lennon is a first class narrator. She captures the characters really well and her comic timing is perfect giving me some laugh out loud moments which balances the gruesomeness.

Very good central character- Katie McGuire. You root for her.

Too grisly. However this is needed to carry the story. Still, it is needed to set up the plot.

Beware Graphic torture!

I did enjoy the second Katie Maguire book but the torture goes into explicit detail which I found unnecessary. Good story to listen to and the narrator is very good as well

I thought this book was excellent!

Would you consider the audio edition of Broken Angels: Kate Maguire Book 2 to be better than the print version?

This story is gripping and very timely. I truly enjoyed listening. Narrator did an excellent job.

What did you like best about this story?

Interesting to consider that this or something similar may have happened to impoverished orphans in institutions years ago, well, not that long ago.
Stories about the Catholic clergy, the secrecy, the cover-ups, are very timely.
The fact that it takes place in Ireland, where so many are Catholic, was very interesting and made it more believable.

What does Caroline Lennon bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Narrator did a credible job of both Irish and American accents.

Huge backstory fail

I downloaded this book immediately after completing book one of this series. The first of this series was so good, different and fast paced that I was eager to move on to book two but by chapter 3 huge story flaws forced me to return to book one to locate info on Katie’s backstory. After re-hearing book one, chapter 11, and verifying that Katie came from a family of 7 children with 6 BROTHERS I must now return book two and quit this author.
Book two fails by first making mention of a live character that definitively died in book one. Putting this aside I continued listening but was shocked when Katie mentions her SISTER whose name is the same as the last victim in book one. Katie then gives backstory noting that she comes from a family of 7 children “ALL GIRLS.” Finally, Even the physical description of Katie differs from book 1 to book 2.
Fails this large make this author, editor & publisher unreliable. So so disappointing.