Secrets of the Angels: FBI Agent Domini Walker Book 3 (Dom Walker)

I absolutely love this series ; it's become one of my favorite series of others in this genre.HN Wake continues switching between characters in each chapter and it's always amazing how they all start coming together in the end - not only the story arcs in this book, but continuing story arcs from books 1 & 2.Quick read, characters are well developed - all with quirks that makes them easy to love and relate to.

For the last 2-3 years I have essentially abandoned my first loves, thrillers and crime fiction, to see what else is out there. Well, I have found plenty to like and have been sidetracked ever since. However, there are a handful of thriller writers for whom I will drop everything and go for their books. This list included Tana French, Sharon Bolton, William Kent Krueger, and two precious hidden treasures named P. Wesley Lundburg and HN Wake. Everyone knows the first three, but if you haven’t read Dr. Lundburg or Ms. Wake, both indie writers, you are really missing out!Secrets of the Angels is book #3 of the exciting and entertaining FBI Agent Domini Walker series. Boy, did I ever love this one. Domini Walker is smart, very smart. She is FBI through and through: Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity. She is also kick ass, sober, doesn’t wallow in self-pity, and loves her family more than anything—how refreshing! She is surrounded by an original cast of non-cookie-cutter characters. My favorite is Lea, her FBI assistant. Lea can curse (in a very ingenious and humorous way) and quote the bible in the same sentence. She is sharper than a razor and very protective of Dom. I also love Mila, the quiet, somewhere-on-the spectrum genius. Mila is a college student who is burdened by the memory of her little brother who was snatched away many years ago. She is determined to become an FBI Agent after graduating from a Criminal Justice program, with her ultimate goal being to find out what happened to her brother. Her immediate goal however is to help Dom in any way possible, and she proves to be invaluable.Ms. Wake writes a masterful thriller. In The Secrets of Angels, the plot revolves around the one thing that haunts Dom—the death of her father. Stewart Walker was a cop who was caught up in a nasty sting operation, which led to his subsequent imprisonment and suicide. What really happened here? Stewart Walker was Dom’s hero. She cannot conceive that he was crooked. But was he? Ms. Wake introduces several seemingly unrelated scenarios and threads that will lead to a lot of head-scratching by us readers as we bounce along from New York to California to Kiev, Ukraine. Nothing seems to fit together. Until they do.A real trademark of Ms. Wake’s is her suspense scenes. In this story, the most gripping scene (of many) is not a shootout or a life-or-death confrontation, but a conversation between Dom and a very bad boy. Just brilliant! Love this author.Ms. Wake’s books read fast with realistic dialogue and just enough description to provide a vivid portrayal of the setting without disturbing the flow of the story. A couple of special things the author does is first to start off certain chapters with a poetic quote and second to use italics to express the speakers’ real thoughts while using regular print for what comes out of their mouths. I also like the little one or two sentence flashbacks Dom shares with her late father—their strong and abiding love for each other is obvious. The humor is wonderful, with much of it laugh out loud. I even picked up some cool interviewing techniques in this story.It’s been a joy following this author’s career and watching her grow as a writer. I have read all her books and novellas from the Mac Ambrose CIA series and the Domini Walker FBI series and loved every one of them. Her stories can for the most part be read as stand alones, but there is a background of development that builds from one book/novella to the next. For that reason, I recommend reading in order if you can. Fortunately, there appears to be an opening for a fourth Dom book. I’m also really hoping for another Mac Ambrose book. I want more of these characters. I highly endorse Secrets of Angels, and really ALL HN Wake books and novellas, to thriller/crime fiction fans. Little gems all.

Kept me turning pages. Well thought out so it all came together and made sense. Really liked the characters. I do have to take issue with the author on very glaring out point. When Dom is LA driving a rented Tesla which is a totally electric car she kept saying things like stepped on the gas, pushed the gas pedal, etc. There is no gas in an electric car! Another glaring error her boss has been Yves in three books and this one it's Jules same last name.

Secrets of the Angels, written by HN Wake, is the third book in the Dom Walker series. Ms. Wake delivers again! If you have not read the first two books in this series, it is worth it to do so. Where each book could be read as a stand alone, the author has built the underlying story of the main female character (mystery, twists/turns) as one that grows and is very important through each new book. This story is well written, fast paced, has mysteries, intrigue, danger, deals with real world issues, friendships, families and love. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

This is a fast paced read. One you won’t want to put down. The characters are well developed and the story line keeps you guessing. Once you’ve read one of these books, you’ll want to read more. Truly enjoyed it.

This is an amazing story. I had a difficult time putting the book down when I needed to eat or sleep.

I wanted to love this installment of the Domini Walker series, but I could only get into strong like with it. I felt as if the plot lines in the first two books flowed along; this story seemed like it tried too hard, and that’s distressing for me because the cause of the missing/stolen angels is an important one for me, and I wanted to LOVE it.A few ugly things made it through edit ( the year 20216 for example, and also when police UNITES came calling instead of UNITS, for a couple of examples out of many errors). And I’ve never figured out Jimmy - what makes Mila think he got sold (and I think it’s especially important to notate here, that I actually went back and read this entire three book series all in a row just to try to tie it back together better). Please don’t think that I’m not still madly in love with this author and her books - I am! And I will keep reading, but please, a little bit more editing?

Fast paced but still gives in depth personalization of the characters. Feel like part of the story. Bends and turntables to great ending. Complex but yet ready to follow I read over 40 novels a month and this author at top of list of great writers.

My first Wake novel. Most certainly not the last! Great character development and intriguing plot. Thoroughly enjoyed this well-written book.

Looking forward to the next installment which may tie up some of the loose ends.Found it interesting and very riveting.

Good read

I really enjoyed the original part of the story but once the 24hr love affair with a vet began, things unraveled for me. These sorts of top secret sorties do not allow for a member of the public to suddenly be granted top level security and military dogs do not just suddenly alter allegiance etc. As a result I could not finish the books.

This was a compelling story featuring several female FBI operatives, one of whom had a VERY personal stake in the investigation.The overseas angle was very believable, as well.