Angelology

Trussoni's (www.danielletrussoni.com) memoir, Falling Through the Earth, was a New York Times Book Review Best Book of 2006. In her debut novel, set at turns in late 20th-century New York City and World War II Europe, Sister Evangeline discovers an obscure correspondence that plunges her into a secret battle between the Society of Angelologists and the descendants of angels and humans, the Nephilim. Actress/narrator Susan Denaker (Before You Know Kindness) delivers an even performance, employing convincing accents for several of the characters, though one wonders whether a different narrator reading the World War II section might have better set off the book's two parts. This long novel blends suspense and the supernatural in a manner reminiscent of Dan Brown, Elizabeth Kostova, and even Stephenie Meyer and would be enjoyed by their readers. [The Viking hc received a starred review, LJ 1/10.—Ed.]—David Faucheux, Louisiana Audio Information & Reading Svc., Lafayette