SINS OF THE ANGELS - Linda Poitevin
The Grigori Legacy, Book 1
Ace
ISBN: 978-0-441-02091-1
October 2011
Urban Fantasy

Toronto, Canada - The Present

Five thousand years ago, after the fall and a war where loyal angels fought their fallen soulmates, brothers, and sisters, the One cleansed those remaining loyal to her of their memories of love and removed their free will. Occasionally a Power, an angel of the sixth choir, must hunt a Fallen Angel. They do not kill these demons, because a pact between heaven and hell forbids it, and to break this covenant would renew war between the two domains. The offending Fallen Angels go to Limbo. Aramael's brother Caim sided with Lucifer, and Aramael had to hunt his brother, his testimony condemning Caim to Limbo. Now Caim has escaped, and heavenly powers ask Aramael to hunt his brother again. There is a complication. Aramael must protect a woman, whom no Guardian Angel will protect because she is Naphil, a mortal with the taint of Fallen Angel in her ancestry.

Alex Jarvis is investigating a gruesome series of murders. She is exhausted, and frightening events from her childhood make her question her sanity. The murders are uncanny; the perpetrator strikes during rainstorms and leaves no hint of evidence or witness behind to betray his identity. To top everything off, she discovers an unwelcome development. Division has assigned her a new partner, Jacob Trent, who seems to know nothing about police procedure. Who promoted him to homicide detective?

SINS OF THE ANGELS creates a world where angels are not as angelic as the reader might believe. Since the fall, most angels have no connection with mortals, and no emotional ties to each other. Aramael, one of seventeen Powers, wields Heaven's wrath, and others recognize his short and volatile temper. Why order a Power with temper issues to hunt his twin brother a second time while also demanding he protect someone from that same demon? War between Heaven and Hell hangs in the balance, a war that would destroy humanity. Meanwhile, a demon rampages in the mortal ream and eventually focuses on a woman who might be his entry back into heaven or a means to torment his brother for all eternity. Either outcome is acceptable.

Author Linda Poitevin has written a thrilling start to the Grigori Legacy . SINS OF THE ANGELS is rich in lore, involves engrossing characters and startling events—marvelous reading.

Robin Lee