Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Acknowledgements Dedication ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE THIRTEEN FOURTEEN FIFTEEN SIXTEEN SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN NINETEEN TWENTY TWENTY-ONE TWENTY-TWO TWENTY-THREE TWENTY-FOUR TWENTY-FIVE TWENTY-SIX TWENTY-SEVEN TWENTY-EIGHT TWENTY-NINE THIRTY THIRTY-ONE THIRTY-TWO THIRTY-THREE THIRTY-FOUR THIRTY-FIVE THIRTY-SIX THIRTY-SEVEN THIRTY-EIGHT THIRTY-NINE FORTY FORTY-ONE FORTY-TWO FORTY-THREE FORTY-FOUR FORTY-FIVE FORTY-SIX FORTY-SEVEN FORTY-EIGHT FORTY-NINE CHAPTER FIFTY FIFTY-ONE FIFTY-TWO FIFTY-THREE FIFTY-FOUR FIFTY-FIVE FIFTY-SIX FIFTY-SEVEN FIFTY-EIGHT FIFTY-NINE SIXTY SIXTY-ONE SIXTY-TWO SIXTY-THREE SIXTY-FOUR SIXTY-FIVE SIXTY-SIX SIXTY-SEVEN SIXTY-EIGHT SIXTY-NINE SEVENTY SEVENTY-ONE SEVENTY-TWO SEVENTY-THREE SEVENTY-FOUR SEVENTY-FIVE SEVENTY-SIX SEVENTY-SEVEN SEVENTY-EIGHT SEVENTY-NINE AUTHOR′S NOTE R . J . ELLORY ′A mesmerizing tale whose intrigue will pull you from one page to the next without pause, casting you into the gloom of dread and the shadow of grief until you reach the climatic end. R.J. Ellory′s remarkable talent for probing the unknown establishes him as the master of the mystery game. The perfect author to read late into the night.′ Clive Cussler ′R.J. Ellory is a uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer.′ Alan Furst ′R.J. Ellory′s A Quiet Belief in Angels is that rarity, a book that will haunt you for years, in all the best ways. It is a riveting mystery that is as compelling as it is moving. Joseph is destined to become one of those seminal characters of literature. Here is a book that restores not only a quiet belief in the redemptive power of literature but is a novel you put on the shelf to read over and over again.′ Ken Bruen ′R.J. Ellory is a class act. If you like James Lee Burke or James Sallis, he′s a writer who speaks your language.′ Val McDermid ′A Quiet Belief in Angels is a rich, powerful, evocative novel of great psychological depth.′ Jonathan Kellerman ′An awesome achievement a thriller of such power, scope and accomplishment that fanfares should herald its arrival.′ Guardian ′A Quiet Belief in Angels is a beautiful and haunting book. This is a tour de force from R.J. Ellory.′ Michael Connelly ′Ellory is a powerful talent . . . A Quiet Belief in Angels . . . seems set to launch him into the stratosphere of crime writers.′ Independent on Sunday ′This isn′t your standard shock and bore serial killer novel. It′s an impassioned story of a man′s life told in Ellory′s distinctive voice, and it confirms his place in the top flight of crime writing.′ Sunday Telegraph Also by R.J. Ellory Candlemoth Ghostheart A Quiet Vendetta City Of Lies A Quiet Belief in Angels A Simple Act of Violence The Anniversary Man R.J. ELLORY Orion www.orionbooks.co.uk