There are several different stories going on in this book. Katie, who's brother Chris was attacked when they were younger while he was supposed to be in her care, now has a family of her own and the guilt of what happened to her brother still haunts her and makes her at times overly paranoid with her young daughter. Now Christopher Shaw has gone missing and Katie feels it is up to her to find him. Alan Hobbes, a professor of fate, has just been found murdered in his home and Detective Larry Page has been put in charge of solving the crime. Jack Lock a serial killer from the 1950's who supposedly could see the future. Edward Leland, whom has never gotten over losing his missing son.
Wow, there is a lot going on in this book! I had a hard time following all the characters and keeping up with who was connected to who. There was also a lot of time jumping, which was not always made clear when it was happening. I was impressed with how it all came together but there are still a few little things I am confused about. I recommend writing things down as you go along as there is so much to keep up with. I think the narrator did a nice job but this is one of the rare instances that I think reading the physical book may be better just for the fact that it was very hard to follow. I did enjoy the story line and the ending but I think this could have been written in a better way that was a little less confusing. 3.5 stars rounded up.
Thank you to NetGalley and Alex North for allowing me to listen to an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I can honestly say when I started this audio book I was completely lost. The time period jumps were confusing but soon I figured it out and found myself sitting in the car to finish chapters.

This tells the story of a future decided and how everything is connected. I use to play the game six degrees of separation and that is basically the premise of this storyline.

The title of this book was such a small part of what this book was about

I didn't dislike the book but I didn't omg love it either. The narrator was enjoyable and definitely the reason I kept going

Suspenseful, deep and interesting. As others have mentioned, it is complicated and a bit slow to start so it takes some extra attention. For that reason, I think it may have been better if I had requested a print copy rather than the audiobook. As an audiobook it could be a little hard to follow. At the start especially I had to relisten to a few parts to fully understand what was going on. I enjoy this author very much, and the narrator is the audiobook was fine, but I think the format of this book better lends itself to print.

This story is about siblings Katie and Christopher Shaw and how they get tangled up with a murder that has dangerous consequences for them both.

Christopher was brutally attacked as a young boy and has never fully recovered and turned into a troubled young adult. Katie lives an idyllic life putting the past behind her. But when her brother goes missing and her daughter is being stalked, Katie is determined to go to any lengths to protect those she lives. What Katie doesn’t know is how her family ties in to the recent murder of Professor Hobbes and his fascination with a serial killer who was thought to see the future.

This one took me some time to get into. There were several storylines that later converged together but there were a lot of characters to keep track of. I started with the audio version but had to return to the ebook to help me manage the characters. The story was an interesting one and not as scary as the horror I was expecting. Fans of Alex North will surely enjoy his newest novel.

Thank you so very much to @netgalley and @celadonbooks for an early listening copy!

When I saw Alex North was releasing a new book I could hardly contain my excitement. I LOVED The Shadows and The Whisper Man. North has a way of adding supernatural elements that feel like they could really happen in real life. I listened to the Audiobook version of this one, but with all of the character development I would recommend reading a physical copy if you're one to lose focus easily or not quickly finish a book in a day or 2. The storyline requires a good deal of concentration. The Angel Maker was definitely intriguing and dark. It's more of a dark Crime/Detective story than a thriller. It wasn't my favorite out of the 3 I have read by North, but it was a great read overall.

The book begins with introducing Katy Shaw and her younger brother Christopher Shaw who is brutally attacked as a child by a deranged man named Michael Hyde. Decades later Katy and her brother Chris are estranged and Katy still suffers from the knowledge that she could have prevented her brothers attack. When Katy learns that Chris is missing she begins looking into his disappearance. Meanwhile detectives are looking into the murder of a Philosophy Professor and believe Chris to be responsible. The author seamlessly weaves storylines about Katy, Chris, The Philosophy Professor and a serial killer who was believed to be able to see the future. In the end he melds those stories together into one beautiful and dark big picture.

A special thank you to the author, Celadon Books and NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I’m sure you’ve seen Angel Maker making the rounds on bookstagram.

Briefly this book is a dark thriller about the mysteries of fate, the unbreakable bond of siblings and a notorious serial killer who was said to know the future.

Do you ever read a book and think…there is a lot going on here but I don’t know what going on? This was me throughout this entire book. So many characters, so many different storylines and a slow pace made this one tough to slug through. If I had to describe this book in one word it would be confusing.

suspenseful and thrilling novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The audiobook version, narrated by Rosalie Craig, adds an extra layer of depth and emotion to the story, bringing the characters to life in a way that is both engaging and captivating

There are a lot of different perspectives and timelines in this one, which didn't allow the book to flow that well. I still enjoyed the mystery aspect though. This would have been a great read if the characters had been a little more developed. I thought the narrator did a good job setting the tone of this book.

Thank you Celadon Books and MacMillan Audio for the advanced copies of The Angel Maker.

I am extremely grateful to have received both the audio and a physical copy of this one. Mainly because this is not your typical thriller and is one that requires extra attention to characters and storyline. I went back and forth between reading and listening and referenced back to the book several times as I tried to make my guesses and piece everything together.

Do not read this one when you are in the mood for a mindless popcorn thriller. Read this one when you want a deeper think out of your thriller.

I read The Whisper Man earlier this month, and I just really like Alex North's style. He does dark atmosphere so so well. I need to get to The Shadows and see if he can go 3/3 for me.

I was excited to read The Angel Maker. Even better was getting the audiobook narrated by Rosalie Craig!

What was the novel about? Hmm..I guess first we have to talk about the main characters.

First, there is Katie Show she is a mother, a little overprotective but she knows that bad things can happen when you are not careful. She might be having marital problems because of all her worrying.

Her brother Chris Show has been estranged from her. He was an addict. He had a lot of self-esteem issues growing up. In the year 2000 when he was a young boy, he was attacked by a man, Michael Hyde who was driving a red car. The man doesn't know why he decided to attack him. For Chris, the scars on the inside are much worse than the scars on his face and body.

Third, there is detective, Laurence Page. He will be the cop involved in solving the murder of professor Alan Hobbes. Detective Page has a link to the Shows. He was one of the officers in 2000 who were there after the attack on Christopher.

Alan Hobbes used to be a philosophy professor who wanted his students to decide if things were all predetermined or not. He also had the biggest collection of items owned by the Angel Maker serial killer, Jack Lock. The question is why?

Truly an enjoyable thriller. I was worried about who was going to survive the evil that was lurking and I was hoping for both Chris and Katie to survive.

The novel does make you wonder if you believe in fate or in free will. Maybe a little bit of both?

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by Celadon Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Growing up in a beautiful house in the English countryside, Katie Shaw lived a charmed life. At the cusp of graduation, she had big dreams, a devoted boyfriend, and a little brother she protected fiercely. Until the day a violent stranger changed the fate of her family forever. 

Years later, still unable to live down the guilt surrounding what happened to her brother, Chris, and now with a child of her own to protect, Katie struggles to separate the real threats from the imagined. Then she gets the phone call: Chris has gone missing and needs his big sister once more.

Going into this one I was expecting a thriller, but it turned out to be more of a crime read. I read/listened on audio and found several parts of this one to be confusing. The twist was good and had some action, but it never totally had my interest. I never really felt any connection to the characters. It wraps up pretty quickly which was nice.

Alex North has done it again!! We get to know Katie and her brother, who was the victim of a vicious attack in his childhood. It was rumored to be a serial killer that could see the future.

Totally creepy, the reader is kept guessing the entire time. Not jump-scary, but just unsettling. A great read! Excellent narration.
Thank you!

I will say, the start of this book had me confused as heck buttttt very, VERY intrigued.

There was definitely a magic essence to this book as it takes us from one perspective to the next, as multiple lives slowly intertwine together.

This book definitely had me on the edge of my seat ready for everything to come together!! I wanted to know what happened to Katie’s brother & why he was in trouble. Who was this awful man and why did he act the way he did to his two sons. WHY DID HE NEED TO KILL AND MAKE ANGELS.

I very much enjoyed the journey of this thriller & am happy I got to experience an Alex north novel!!

Thank you to celadon for my ARC 🫶🫶🫶

I was very confused about what was going on in this book for the longest time. I feel like reading it instead of listening to it, would have helped me make more sense of the happenings and characters of the book. I do enjoy thrillers and the concept of the book was very interesting. However, it was not until about 75-80% through the book that getting the characters right, clicked for me. I definitely feel like this book had a strong plot, and the narrator was great! But, I can only give this a three stars because I have unanswered questions, the confusion for a majority of the book, and the characters being so similar to each other.

The Angel Maker by Alex North is delightfully dark and enthrallingly thrilling. I enjoyed the ride! Told from multiple POVs, The Angel Maker boasted well-developed characters who were invested in the high stakes of the plot points. I am a full-on fan of Alex North now.

I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

A dark, suspenseful new thriller about the mysteries of fate, the unbreakable bond of siblings, and a notorious serial killer who was said to know the future.

If your familiar with Alex North's work, this has the same feel as his previous novels The Whisper Man and The Shadows. The main idea in this book is that fate is set and nothing we do can change that. There are quite a few characters and the plot is dark and sinister in this complicated thriller. I felt confused at times on what was happening because of the changing POV's and time periods, but in the end it all ties together.

It starts out with Katie Shaw's story and her idyllic countryside life, when one day she decides not to walk her brother home after school. She decided to go to her boyfriends house. When she returns home, she finds a violent stranger has altered her life forever.

Year later, Katie's brother Chris, has gone missing and Katie goes on a search for him. She has felt guilty all these years for her brother's attack. She also gets the feeling she has been watched. Then her daughter keeps repeating "red car" only to her. The man in the red car was the one who attacked her brother. Her husband is questioning her sanity. Can she find her brother and prove her husband wrong?

Meanwhile, Detective Laurence Page is investigating a strange crime. A professor was murdered hours after firing all his staff. He was a professor of Fate and Freewill. The case seems to be linked to and old case of the attack on Christopher Shaw and a former serial killer who could "see the future."

This book was definitely creepy. All the different character's stories were a little confusing at first, but you just have to go with it knowing that North will pull it all together and it will be genius. It was interesting to find out how it all connected. I listened to this one on audio and the accents were heavy so it needed to be slowed down to fully understand it. I enjoy finding out which narrators are reliable and which aren't.

Thank you to MacMillan Audio, Celadon Books, and NetGalley for the ARC.

I recently finished this one and have been trying to collect my thoughts on it. Im still not sure if I understand everything that happened 😂. Even though I am confused I still enjoyed this one! I love Alex North’s writing style and how invested I get into the story and characters. I listened to this and also read it at the same time and the audio was great but I did get a little lost because of the time jumps as well as switching pov’s. This story follows Katie who was a part of a traumatic accident involving her brother. Years later he is missing and Katie is asked by her mother to look for him. At the same time we are also following a pair of detectives investigating a murder. I really enjoyed all the perspectives and was invested in all of them. Highly recommend this creepy thriller! Thank you @celadonbooks and @netgalley for my #gifted copies!

4 stars for a dark and horrific tale~

Overall, this was a great work of horror fiction. It was dark and twisty. It's one of those thrillers that makes you question what you know.

The audio performance: I really enjoyed the narration. I felt it had just the right amount of suspense and vocals for the parts of the book that were most shocking and dramatic

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an audiobook ARC for review!

A dark, suspenseful new thriller about the mysteries of fate, the unbreakable bond of siblings, and a notorious serial killer who was said to know the future.

I just want to start off by saying that this is the first book by Alex North that I have read and I went in blind so I really didn't know what to expect.

This book has multiple time lines and POV's. At times I had a hard time keeping things straight in my head. At the beginning I felt completely lost as to what was going on but by the midway point I was able to grasp it.

I haven't listening to a lot of audiobooks that aren't nonfiction so I wasn't used to having to pay close attention to the story. My opinion is I probably would have enjoyed the physical copy better rather than the audio.

Thank you @celadonbooks and @netgalley for an ARC and ALC in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis:
"Growing up in a beautiful house in the English countryside, Katie Shaw lived a charmed life. At the cusp of graduation, she had big dreams, a devoted boyfriend, and a little brother she protected fiercely. Until the day a violent stranger changed the fate of her family forever.
Years later, still unable to live down the guilt surrounding what happened to her brother, Chris, and now with a child of her own to protect, Katie struggles to separate the real threats from the imagined. Then she gets the phone call: Chris has gone missing and needs his big sister once more.
Meanwhile, Detective Laurence Page is facing a particularly gruesome crime. A distinguished professor of fate and free will has been brutally murdered just hours after firing his staff. All the leads point back to two old cases: the gruesome attack on teenager Christopher Shaw, and the despicable crimes of a notorious serial killer who, legend had it, could see the future."

My Thoughts:
This story is told in one of my favorite formats with multiple POV's and dual timelines. However, this one didn't quite work for me. With each chapter we would get a date to indicate the timeline, since I was listening to the audiobook I struggled to remember the dates from one chapter to the next. As a result I would rely on the chapters content to try to place it within the overall story. This, paired with characters that I just didn't really like pulled me out of the story at times.
With all of that said, I did really enjoy how the story came together in the end. I thought that the overall concept was fantastic, I just struggled with the format.