The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels – Book Review

Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into believing her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide and mother and baby disappeared.

Now, true crime author Amanda Bailey is looking to revive her career by writing a book on the case. The Alperton baby has turned eighteen; finding them will be the scoop of the year. But rival author Oliver Menzies is just as smart, better connected, and also on the baby’s trail.

As Amanda and Oliver are forced to collaborate, they realize that the truth about the Angels is much darker and stranger than they’d ever imagined, and in pursuit of the story they risk becoming part of it.

I actually loved this book.

This story is about a true crime author Amanda Bailey who is writing a book about a mysterious cult group named Alperton Angels where it involves a murder of four people, including three cult members and the missing baby. As Amanda dwells deeper into the research, she is forced to work with her nemesis, Oliver Menzies. The two reluctantly work together to solve the mystery of the Alperton Angels.

This book is written in the usual and unique way which I actually loved reading. Unlike the usual passage format, the entire book is written in the form of text messages, Whatsapp messages, dialogue, script and email messages, which to me was intriguing and interesting to read. This is the first time I came across a book where the whole entire book is written in that way and I actually enjoyed it so much. From the start to finish, this book has so much drama going on, as well as twists and turns along the way–the interviews were interesting and at times a bit funny, and I felt like I was watching a movie and not reading a book. The ending was unexpected, which I actually liked. Literally, I never knew how the ending was going to be turned out and I devoured the whole book.

With clever and engaging narrative, intriguing plot and outline, this book was a satisfying read to me and would recommend to anyone who hasn’t read the book yet–worth four stars.