Turning Angel

My friend, Barbara at work, bought me this huge paperback called "Turning Angel." She said that it was an intense read, but definitely not appropriate for our work book club.

"Turning Angel" takes place in a small town called Natchez, in Mississippi. The epitome of perfection, Kate Townsend, a local high school student has been killed. Kate held such a bright future that the whole town is shocked by her murder. Penn Cage is a retired lawyer, who currently writes novels. When his best friend, Drew comes to him telling him that Kate and Drew had an affair, Penn is thrown into the center of a huge tangled mess. Penn is through practicing law, but his love for his friend quickly make him Drew's lawyer and begin a journey he will never forget. This murder opens up a whole side to the town that Penn has never seen before, a town he thought he knew.

This book definitely isn't for the faint of heart, as it contains nudity, sex, violence, a lot of drugs and anything else. What I liked about this book was the good balance of a crime novel and a drama, but it had enough suspense and pull that I couldn't put it down.

Thanks Barbara, it's going in my collection!