The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, Janice Hallett

From the bestselling author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code

Open the safe deposit box. Inside you will find research material for a true crime book. You must read the documents, then make a decision. Will you destroy them? Or will you take them to the police?

Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the murderous cult who brainwashed a young teenage girl into believing her newborn baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide rather than face trial, and mother and baby disappeared into the care system.

Eighteen years later, true-crime author Amanda Bailey is writing a book on the Angels. The Alperton baby is finally old enough to be interviewed; if Amanda can find them, it will be the scoop of the year, and will save her flagging career. But rival author Oliver Menzies is just as smart, better connected, and is also on the baby's trail.

As Amanda and Oliver are forced to collaborate, they realise that what everyone thinks they know about the Angels is wrong. The truth is something much darker and stranger than they'd ever imagined. And the story of the Alperton Angels is far from over...