Three weeks before Christmas, on December 1, 1958, one of the most
horrific fires in American history broke out at Our Lady of the Angels
elementary school in Chicago, claiming the lives of ninety-two children
and three nuns. Fire Angels is a fictional account of that fire. It's
a story of arson; of bravery by parents, nuns, firefighters, and medical
professionals; of a falsely accused janitor; of a cover-up within the
Catholic Church; of a judge who, in having to determine the juvenile
arsonist's fate, is torn between loyalty to his church and justice; of a
tight-knit community changed forever; and of two survivors who fall in
love. Fire itself is also a central character in this story, a cunning
observer that comes to life whenever a flame is lit.