I, too, "read" this book on a Recorded Books, Inc. version by the great Paul Hecht (he did "The Shipping News," and made it come alive for me)."Angel" is a fun story, with oddball characters...Starkey is quite the hard-boiled heroine. I guess if you've been blown apart and come back to life you might just be a little more wary than the average person. The only thing I really objected to was that she was abusive - she socks her would-be lover three times and he (a former FBI agent) barely raises a whimper...call him "Whimpy." That reduced his attraction for me. And - I don't believe anyone should ever hit another person, especially someone you think you love. Hello?Other than that, it's well-paced, well-written story and the excitment and intrigue build. Enjoyable. Could be a great action flick.