Robert Crais: Demolition Angel (USA 2020)

From the Publisher:
"Crais is at the top of his game, and Demolition Angel delivers the goods. With a bang... . It's Silence of the Lambs meets Speed... . Crais knows how to press all the right buttons in keeping the story line taut and the action, well, explosive." -- San Francisco Chronicle

Carol Starkey is struggling to pick up the pieces of her former life as L.A.'s finest bomb squad technician. Fueled with liberal doses of alcohol and Tagamet, she's doing time as a Detective-2 with LAPD's Criminal Conspiracy Section. Three years have passed since the event that still haunts her: a detonation that killed her partner and lover, scarred her body and soul, and ended her career as a bomb tech.

When a seemingly innocuous bomb call explodes into a charred murder scene, Carol catches the case and embarks on an investigation of a series of explosions that reveal chilling intentions. The bombs are designed expressly to kill bomb technicians. Now, as the one tech who survived the deadliest of blasts, Carol is in for the most perilous fight of her life...

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel. A Novel. Ballantine Books, ISBN: 9781984818744 (May, 2020), 464 p., $9.99.

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel (UK 2012)

From the Publisher:
The clock is ticking for Carol Starkey, tenacious detective - and bomb victim...
John Michael Fowles has a natural talent: he understands explosives. He has a feel for them. It is a talent which he fully expects will take him onto the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. Along the way he will match himself against the best: the FBI's elite team of bomb technicians and one person in particular - Carol Starkey, Detective in the LAPD Criminal Conspiracy Section.

Starkey died for two minutes and forty seconds after being blown up by one of his bombs, and Fowles dearly wants her dead again. As the FBI attempt to find the link behind a series of bomb explosions that have been designed to kill their technicians, Special Agent Ben Williams stumbles on the bomber's secret: his desire to kill Starkey. If Williams can keep this from Starkey he can set a trap and catch the bomber. A trap that uses Carol Starkey as bait.

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel. The Clock is Ticking... Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409138235 (August, 2012), 371 p., £7.99.

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel (USA 2001)

From the Publisher:
"CRAIS IS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME, and Demolition Angel delivers the goods. With a bang... It's Silence of the Lambs meets Speed." -- San Francisco Chronicle
Carol Starkey is struggling to pick up the pieces of her former life as L.A.'s finest bomb squad technician. Fueled with liberal doses of alcohol and Tagamet, she's doing time as a Detective-2 with LAPD's Criminal Conspiracy Section. Three years have passed since the event that still haunts her: a detonation that killed her partner and lover, scarred her body and soul, and ended her career as a bomb tech.

When a seemingly innocuous bomb call explodes into a charred murder scene, Carol catches the case and embarks on an investigation of a series of explosions that reveal chilling intentions. The bombs are designed expressly to kill bomb technicians. Now, as the one tech who survived the deadliest of blasts, Carol is in for the most perilous fight of her life... .

"FASCINATING AND FRIGHTENINGLY BELIEVABLE... Starkey is one of the toughest characters to grace the crowded field of thriller books in a long time." -- USA Today
"CRAIS PILES ON PLOT TWISTS... gathering the separate threads at the end and igniting them like a string of fireworks." -- People

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel. Fawcett Books, ISBN: 034543448X (July, 2001), 374 p., $6.99.

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel (UK 2001)

From the Publisher:
Carol Starkey is struggling to pick up the pieces of her former life as LA's finest bomb squad technician. Three years have passed since the explosion that shattered her life and now, fuelled by alcohol and prescription drugs, she's doing time as a detective with LAPD's Criminal Conspiracy Section.

Then a seemingly innocuous bomb call turns into a charred murder scene. Carol is put on the case - and quickly discovers an intent behind a series of explosions that is far more disturbing than it first appeared. Each attack is designed specifically to kill bomb technicians, and now Carol faces the most intense and personal fight of her life...

'Robert Crais is a major crime-writing talent, exciting and thought-provoking' -- Sunday Express

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752842935 (February, 2001), 371 p., £5.99.

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel (UK 2000)

From the Publisher:
Carol Starkey is struggling to pick up the pieces of her former life as L.A.'s finest bomb squad technician. Fuelled by alcohol and Tagamet, she's doing time as a detective with LAPD's Criminal Conspiracy Section. Three years have passed since the explosion that scarred her and killed her partner and lover, David 'Sugar' Boudreaux. She can't bear to look at herself in the mirror and she hasn't been with another man since.

And then a seemingly innocuous bomb call turns, in a fingerclick, into a charred murder scene. Carol Starkey catches the case and quickly discovers an intent behind a series of explosions that is far more disturbing than one-shot acts of anarchy. Each is designed expressly to kill bomb technicians and now Carol faces the most intense and personal fight of her life; a fight that reaches back three years into her past.

Set against the dazzling and lonely backdrop of contemporary Los Angeles, DEMOLITION ANGEL matches ingenious characterisation with stunning narrative velocity. It is sure to take its place amongst the finest thrillers.

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752832174 (June, 2000), 386 p., £12.99.

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel (USA 2000)

From the Publisher:
With the most unforgettable female lead character since Clarice Starling, Demolition Angel is a blistering stand-alone thriller from the freshest bestselling voice in crime fiction.

Carol Starkey is struggling to pick up the pieces of her former life as L.A.'s finest bomb squad technician. Fueled with liberal doses of alcohol and Tagamet, she's doing time as a Detective-2 with LAPD's Criminal Conspiracy Section. Three years have passed since the event that haunts her--a detonation that killed her partner and lover, David "Sugar" Boudreaux. Fragments from the same explosion sliced through Starkey's protective Kevlar, scarred her beyond repair, and left her outside looking in at the life she left behind. Now she can't bear her reflection in the mirror, and hasn't been with another man since Sugar left her bed the morning they rolled out to the bomb site.

When a seemingly innocuous bomb call turns into a devastating murder scene, Carol catches the case and embarks on an investigation of a series of explosions that reveal intentions far more disturbing than one-shot acts of anarchy. The bombs are designed expressly to kill bomb technicians, and as the one tech who survived the deadliest of blasts, Carol is in for the most intense fight of her life.

Against the dazzling and lonely backdrop of contemporary Los Angeles, Robert Crais has crafted a work of ingenious depth of character, matched with a transcendent narrative velocity. Demolition Angel is sure to take its place among the finest thrillers of the modern age.

Robert Crais: Demolition Angel. A Novel. Doubleday, ISBN: 0385495846 (May, 2000), 382 p., $24.95.