BOOK DESCRIPTION
Oblivio salvationem Angelis opperitur
Oblivion awaits the Angel’s salvation
The Boy can see lost souls.
He has never questioned the fact that he can see them. He thinks of them as the Dark Chorus. When he sets out to restore the soul of his dead mother it becomes clear that his ability comes from within him. It is a force that he cannot ignore – the last shard of the shattered soul of an angel.
To be restored to the kingdom of light, the shard must be cleansed of the evil that infects it – but this requires the corrupt souls of the living!
With the help from Makka, a psychotically violent young man full of hate, and Vee, an abused young woman full of pain, the Boy begins to kill.
Psychiatrist Dr Eve Rhodes is seconded to assist the police investigation into the Boy’s apparently random ritualistic killings. As the investigation gathers pace, a pattern emerges. When Eve pulls at the thread from an article in an old psychology journal, what might otherwise have seemed to her a terrible psychotic delusion now feels all too real…
Will the Boy succeed in restoring the angel’s soul to the light? Can Eve stop him, or will she be lost to realm of the Dark Chorus?
The Boy, Makka and Vee, three damaged youngsters with shocking backstories, each with their own individual personality, character traits,issues and flaws are on a quest, two want to exact revenge on the person responsible for their personal pain. The Boy is on his own personal quest but he can't complete it without Makka's rage and Vee's pain and the most important thing, his mother's soul. During their journey as well as making sure that they stayed one step ahead of the police they would find themselves encountering racist thugs, a sadistic warden, a serial killer and other unsavoury characters.Although you know that killing people is morally wrong,the people that he was killing were very nasty individuals and deserved everything that happened to them. The trio of youngsters were a fantastic bunch of characters, each was a individual in their own right, strong willed but will a added vulnerable side and I liked each one of them for various different reasons. The forth main character in this story was psychiatrist Dr Eve Rhodes who was helping the police with their investigation and who found herself drawn in The Boy's quest. But was she acting under her own free will or was she being manipulated by a clever puppet master? Eve was a very likeable individual who also had a vulnerable side to her character and there was more to her character than met the eye. I really liked the female inspector who was in charge of the investigation into the trio's crimes. I liked how open minded she was despite the otherworldly and unusual aspects of the investigation. She had a wicked sense of humour and was a kind and caring individual.
This is a very well written, action packed debut thriller that had a large dose of the supernatural,a sprinkling of horror with a pinch of the police procedural added to the mix. It had quite a few intense moments and some unexpected twists and turns especially towards the end of the story. The characters, were a vivid, diverse cast of individuals,some likeable,some not so likeable. The intricate and mesmerising plot covered a wide variety of issues from mental health and religious history to families and abuse. I thought this was a very enjoyable read and would happily read more of this author's books in the future.
Author Bio –
Ashley Meggitt lives near Cambridge, UK, with his wife Jane. He left school to join a psychedelic rock band when he realised that sex, drugs, and rock and roll was a thing. Subsequently he went back to education and became head of IT for a Cambridge University College. In recent years Ashley has retrained in psychology and is now an associate lecturer in sports psychology. He is studying for his PhD. He also holds an MA in Creative Writing. The Dark Chorus is his debut novel.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 14th October 2020
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