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''Angelmaker'' is an 2012 novel by Creator/NickHarkaway.
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!!Provides examples of:
* AmoralAttorney: Mercer Cradle. Subverted - he defends the gangsters of London with all tricks of the trade, but actually they are the [[BlackAndGreyMorality good guys]] here.
* {{Angrish}}: Used internally by Edie while she is trying to stay hidden, concerning a certain centipide named Richard.
** 'Bonk bonk bonk bonk BONK... BONK BONK BONK youlittlebastard.'
* ApocalypseHow: The Apprehension Engine is poised to create a class X-4 event which would render the entire universe inhospitable to any kind of life.
* ArchEnemy: Edie and Shem Shem Tsien, a rivalry that lasted over 70 years across many battles
** Played less seriously with Joe Spork and the Parasite
-->''Joe Spork'' (after royally pwning the cat): "Primate. Tool user. Opposable thumbs."
* BrainUploading: [[spoiler: Shem Shem Tsien / The Recorded Man]]
* ButNotTooBi: Edie counts. She primarily focuses on the ladies - mostly Frankie, but sleeps with a couple men throughout as well.
* CanineCompanion: What Bastion the pug is to Edie, and it takes on a deeper meaning later.
* CatsAreMean: A stray cat (nicknamed the Parasite) who's taken residence in Joe Spork's warehouse, jumps onto his back and slides down claws extended quite frequently.
** It also knocks things down a lot.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Joe Spork and Polly: the Bold Receptionist. It takes him awhile to recognize her.
* CityOfSpies: When Edie was in Tehran, almost everyone was a spy pretending to be someone else. Eventually everyone got drunk and had a party.
* ClockPunk: The Angelmaker in particular, and amplified by the fact that the main character is a horologist.
* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: Joe's father lived his life this way, and Joe appreciates it himself by the end. However, neither one engages in wanton physical violence - it's mostly flashy robberies and other property crimes.
* DisguisedInDrag: Edie Banister dresses as Commander James Edward Banister for a mission for a good while in the book, and she looks quite convincing and attractive as well
* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: Edie with Commander Banister, she thinks it's a shame she can't sleep with herself
* DistractedByTheSexy: At Your Service for Edie, the banana she uses for her disguise does nothing to stop her from getting aroused
* DoomsDayDevice: The Angelmaker.
* EveryScarHasAStory: At the hospital after Edie is shot, she realizes where some of Frankie's came from. [[spoiler: They're scars from birth difficulties]] and Frankie tells her about them.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Literally almost everyone Joe Spork knows. Almost all of his father's aquaintances are there to help him out in a pitch, no matter how reluctant he is to ask.
* GadgeteerGenius: Frankie. She actually creates a DoomsDayDevice.
* AGodAmI: Shem Shem Tsien, as God's 'mirror'.
* GoodOldWays: [[spoiler: Joe Spork]] calls back retired criminals for help in one last job.
* GrewASpine: Joe Spork.[[spoiler: From a man okay with his life as a clockmaker away from crime, into a man who embodies the stereotypical mobster boss]]
* LondonGangster: [[spoiler: Joe Spork]]and Matthew/Mattieu Spork as the most prominent. They are both at one point the rulers of the Night Market.
* MarriedToTheJob: Joe Spork, who prior to the book and in the first few chapters, spends almost all his time in his warehouse working on clocks.
** Hinted at when he jokes that his cat will ruin his future relationships, if he ever had any.
* MeaningfulName: Frankie Fossoyeur (somewhere in the book it's noted it's French for "undertaker").
* MotorMouth: Almost every single character is at one point or the other.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Edie, she actually kills two guys quite easily. Tied in with the fact that she used to be an expert spy.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: You thought Edie was a nice old lady with a protective dog? Next scene she's calmly commiting murder.
* PlotThreads: The entire novel, alternating from past to present, from Joe to Edie, and having a huge amount of sections focusing on important and less important characters as well. They all connect in the end.
* RightNowMontage: When members of the old Night Market get the news that [[spoiler:Joe Spork]]'s putting a job together.
* RetiredBadass: Edie, a retired spy, at least for a little bit. She lives in a quaint house at the edge of the Night Market
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Joe embraces his inner gangster after he is framed for murder and terrorism, then imprisoned and brutally tortured for a while. However, while he does reject society's laws after this, he immediately goes out to save the world.