Robertson DaviesEssays · Fiction·1913–1995
The Rebel Angels
Synopsis
A group of scholars at the fictional St. John and Holy Ghost College are drawn into a decades-old conspiracy involving a murdered man, a hidden fortune, and the dark history of the institution itself.
As Simon Darcourt and Maria Theotoky investigate the truth behind the death of a former student and the secrets buried in the school's past, the plot unravels through a murder investigation that exposes the true nature of the men and women around them.
The novel is a dense, character-driven mystery set against the backdrop of a Catholic college's history, told through multiple points of view.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (3)
Death Of A ParentAbuseRacism

