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The Stupidest Angel
A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
Pine Cove · Book 3 · 2004
Audiobook available · 6 hr 15 min
A boy in Pine Cove thinks he has seen Santa murdered and prays for him to come back. Archangel Raziel arrives to grant a Christmas wish, with divine power and very poor judgment.
From the publisher’s blurb
“Please Santa, come back from the dead!”Read the full description at Hachette
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What makes it funny?
Even before the miracle goes wrong, Pine Cove has its own approach to Christmas generosity: a shop keeps bringing out the same ugly reindeer sweater, raising the price and calling it a holiday special. The town’s seasonal cheer is already suspect.
The comedy at work
Moore treats Christmas sentiment as an invitation to misbehave. Petty small-town business and familiar holiday rituals give way to a bungled miracle and supernatural chaos, with the festive language keeping pace.
Try this if…
For readers who like their Christmas stories irreverent, their supernatural trouble absurd and their jokes willing to involve death. The warmth comes with a macabre streak.
Good to know
This is the third Pine Cove book and brings back characters from other Moore novels. The Christmas plot can be followed on its own; earlier books add context to the returning cast’s relationships.
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Sources & further reading
- Book and series details
Book information
- Authorized opening excerpt
Reading sample
- Kelly Sedinger review
Review
- Publishers Weekly review
Review
- Unabridged audiobook listing
Book information
- Publisher’s paperback page
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