title: The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
author:  Christopher Moore 
description: Hilarity abounds in Moore's latest satirical gem. Sleepy Pine Cove, Calif., is abuzz with Christmas spirit, but Lena Marquez is fed up with her despicable ex-husband, Dale Pearson. On his way home from playing Santa Claus at the local lodge, Dale spies sneaky Lena uprooting his Monterey pines; he pulls a gun on her, she lashes out with a shovel andoops!kills him. Seven-year-old Josh Barker, thinking he's just seen the murder of Santa, prays for a miracle to save Christmas. To Lena's rescue comes Tucker Case, a slimy, reformed Casanova and DEA pilot, who gives her an alibi and sweeps her off her feet. The marijuana-cultivating town constable, Theo Crowe, suspects foul play, but Tucker intervenes with a blackmail scheme to keep the crime buried. Meanwhile, there's a new arrival in town: the glowingly blond Archangel Raziel (last seen in <i>Lamb</i>) has come "dirtside" on a "miracle mission" involving Josh's wish and reviving the town's dearly departed. Pine Cove's biggest challenge surfaces as comically reanimated zombies begin to rise and feast on the living, and a huge El Nioinduced storm swirls. This little slice of perverse Christmas cheer is enough to make even the most cynical Scrooge guffaw. <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: Could	this	be	a	Christmas	miracle	or	disaster?
  	
  	
  Jiraiya	had	no	desire	to	be	a	part	of	the	Christmas	season.	He	planned	to	do
  his	job	and	protect	his	people	from	the	monsters	that	lived	across	the	border.
  The	last	thing	that	he	expected	was	to	have	a	monster	fly	into	his	arms	or	the
  feelings	that	would	come	with	it.	Now,	Jiraiya	must	decide	if	the	monster	that
  declares	a	soul	binding	connection	to	him	is	a	Christmas	miracle	or	a	disaster.
  Does	love	stand	a	chance	for	two	enemies	even	around	this	magical	time	of
  the	year?
  	
  
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