Angel Underground

Fitzroy Maclean Angel #11

by Mike Ripley

Out of the blue Angel is contacted by his mother who is living a semi-bohemian life in darkest Suffolk. She is concerned about one of her neighbours who has decided to fund a private archaeological dig on his own farmland, convinced he will find the remains from Queen Boudicca's royal mint. There have been sinister accidents on site and several diggers have been attacked, so the Angel decides he must infiltrate the dig - only to discover it has already been infiltrated by individuals intent on finding a grave far more recent than the Iron Age...

Genres: Crime

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Mike Ripley is the author of the award-winning 'Angel' series of comedy thrillers which have twice won the CWA Last Laugh Award. It has been said that he 'paints a picture of London Dickens would recognise' and that 'he writes like the young Len Deighton, wierd and wonderful information and very, very funny'. Described as 'England's funniest crime writer' (The Times), he is also a respected critic of crime fiction, writing for the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and the Birmingham Post among others.

Reviews

[Simon Mcleish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again Mike Ripley delivers a funny detective story, this one revolving around an archaeological dig, digging in the garden of an archaeological obsessed lottery winner.

[HadiDee]

Nice, easy and amusing - a great Sunday afternoon read.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very funny book which draws on the authors experience as a field archaeologist, working in the Essex/Suffolk areas of the UK.

[Jannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I need to read this series again, pretty hilarious