Cemetery Of Angels [Paperback]

Noel Hynd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

Moving their family to beautiful Southern California, Bill and Rebecca Moore find the dramatic scandal associated with their new home charming, until a series of strange and inexplicable occurrences culminates in their children's disappearance. Reprint. PW. K.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Bill and Rebecca Moore are an ordinary middle-aged couple raising two children in suburban Connecticut when an unsuccessful attempt on Rebecca's life by a mysterious stranger leaves her with a nasty case of post-traumatic stress. To help her recover, Bill suggests a move to L.A., where they buy and renovate an old house in a posh neighborhood. It seems, however, that the house hosts a particularly persistent ghost named Ronny, an ex-actor who apparently has emerged from the small private cemetery adjacent to the backyard. When both children disappear from the house with no sign of forced entry, LAPD gumshoe Ed Van Allen suspects the Moores of murder, although Rebecca gamely tries to convince him the ghost did it. Turning the implausible into the possible as the case unfolds, Hynd lets the evidence build to a genuinely terrifying climax that features earthbound criminals as well as a not-so-subtle example of divine retribution. The author rarely diverts from the conventions of formula, but his slow unveiling of supernatural events and of the emotional lives of his characters is so believable and authentically rendered that the story line ensnares readers nonetheless. This is yet another adroitly crafted thriller from Hynd, who in recent books has managed a crossover from political thrillers (Flowers from Berlin) to horror (A Room for the Dead) with style and aplomb.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786014873
• ISBN-13: 978-0786014873
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,629,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Noel Hynd is an American author who has more than four million books in print. Most of his books have been in the action-espionage-suspense genre (Conspiracy in Kiev, Midnight in Madrid, Countdown in Cairo, The Enemy Within) but others (Ghosts, The Prodigy, A Room For The Dead and Cemetery of Angels) were highly acclaimed ghost stories. He currently has a multi-book publishing contract with Zondervan/HarperCollins.
He is also a former contributor to Sports Illustrated and several other national magazines. His 1988 non-fiction book, The Giants of The Polo Grounds, was an Editor's Choice of The New York TIMES Review of Books in 1988. He has also written several produced screenplays.
Mr. Hynd was born in New York City, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylavnia, and lives in southern California with his wife Patricia.
The Kindle editions of Midnight in Madrid and Conspiracy in Kiev were simultaneously numbers 1 and 2 among all books on Amazon's Kindle Best Seller lists in December 2009.
Several dozen foreign editions of his books have been published over the years. Readers are welcomed to reach Mr. Hynd at [e-mail].

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Scary, Sweet and Fun, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cemetery Of Angels (Paperback)

I adored this book, especially Billy Carlton, the silent movie actor turned ghostly babysitter. The terror is there. The sense that every sound you hear might just have a supernatural basis is there. The bet thing of all, though, is the real sense of a spirit who although adrift from the moorings of his physical identity remembers and cares and tears through the veil between life and death to see that right prevails!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't read this when you're alone and it's storming out!, June 3, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Cemetery of Angels (Hardcover)

This book made my spine tingle. This was so real, I was afraid to turn the page when Rebecca opened the door to the turret room. Being a huge fan of suspense, this one is the topper. The scariest part - could this really happen??

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MIND-BENDING EXCursion into the supernatural., July 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cemetery Of Angels (Paperback)

This is an atmospheric and sweetly scary tale, the type one thinks about more and more after finishing. I loved GHOSTS by Noel Hynd. This one is almost as good, which means very good indeed!