The Bad Angel Brothers

£9.99

There’s sibling rivalry and then there’s the relationship of brothers Cal and Frank Belanger, which takes fraternal antipathy to a whole new level. Enemies since childhood, the small town of Littleford, where they are nicknamed the ‘Bad Angel Brothers’, just isn’t big enough to hold them both. So Cal strikes out for the world’s wild places – a geologist in search of gold and other precious minerals, leaving Frank to develop a career as the town’s lawyer, fixer and local hero. Apart, their differences are muted by distance, but when Cal, newly rich and newly wed, returns to the town of his birth, to buy a house and raise a family, Frank gives him the opposite of a brotherly welcome. From undermining Cal’s marriage, while Cal is away on business, to torpedoing his finances, nothing is off the table, setting the scene for a tale of vicious betrayals and reprisals, culminating in the ultimate plan: murder.

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A deliciously dark, atmospheric novel about family and brotherhood from one of America’s most distinctive writers

There’s sibling rivalry and then there’s the relationship of brothers Cal and Frank Belanger.

Enemies since childhood, the small town of Littleford just isn’t big enough to hold them both. So, Cal strikes out for the world’s wild places – a gifted geologist in search of gold and other precious minerals – leaving Frank to develop a successful career as the town’s lawyer, fixer and local hero.

But when Cal, newly rich and newlywed, returns to the town of his birth, Frank gives him the opposite of a brotherly welcome, leading to a series of betrayals and reprisals culminating in the ultimate plan: murder.

A riveting tale of adventure, betrayal and the true cost of family bonds, The Bad Angel Brothers is a remarkable novel from one of American’s most distinctive writers.

‘Laden with jealousy, betrayal and a mythic lust for vengeance’ The New York Times

‘One of the most accomplished and worldly-wise writers of his generation’ The Times

Additional information

Weight 245 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 21 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

342

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

813.54 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K