Fallen Angel is the first in a series of crime novels featuring aspiring private investigator Carol Karuso, an interesting woman with a complex back story. Asked by a family friend to investigate the disappearance of a young woman twenty years previously Carol embarks on a journey that puts her own life at risk. An enjoyable read and many readers will want to carry on with Carol's adventures.

Carol Karuso has just dropped her best friend Matty Cruz off at Portland airport she's off to join the love of her life Sam Bester in Spain. She then heads to Jacob's Detective Agency where she has been learning her craft as a Private Investor for the last three months. Her boss Emily is sure her second husband Giorgio is having an affair and she thinks its with Carol. Deciding to clear her name and get proof of Giorgios cheating she passes it on to Emily who tells her to take the week off while she sorts it out. Returning after her week off she finds she no longer has a job Emily has closed the agency as Carol doesn't have the experience to run it.
When she gets home she receives a visit from Iris who is Phil Besters wife and Sams sister in law. Iris wants Carol to check into Sams past she hands her an envelope when she reads the letter inside its from Rose his biological sister it explains how Miss Perkins arranged a private adoption with the Besters and now Rose really needs to find Sam who has no idea he has a sister.
After some persuasion Carol takes the case but with very little information will she be able to find Rose? Carol really has her work cut out she has a long road ahead where theres so many twists and turns it will make you dizzy.
I didnt know what to expect when I started reading this book but I really enjoyed it nothing is straightforward in this book so you had yo keep reading to find out the whole story. Definitely recommend it.

Great mystery. The cover/title did not appeal to me. The synopsis did catch my attention. Spousal abuse and the harm it causes others weighs heavily in the plot. It was quite a page turner and kept me guessing. Nice ending to a horrific tale of murder and abuse. A few tears of sympathy may be shed along the way. I am glad the book was brought to my attention. I look forward to reading more about this new private detective with red hair.

This was suspenseful, exciting and a quick read. I couldn't put the book down.