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Falling Angel
Falling Angel
Author: William Hjortsberg
For New York private investigator Harry Angel, it's just another job for the missing persons file. An enigmatic client wants him to track down famous 40s crooner Johnny Favorite. The problem is, the singer was last seen in a hospital upstate more than fifteen years ago. And Johnny's current whereabouts-and his fate-are shrouded in myster...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312957957
ISBN-10: 0312957955
Publication Date: 7/15/1996
Pages: 289
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3.8 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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This is the book that the movie 'Angel Heart' was based on. Now, I liked Angel Heart a lot when it came out - but that was quite a while ago. So I didn't remember all the details - but I did keep thinking the story sounded really familiar. (Like, I couldn't understand why the reviews/blurbs all said it was 'strikingly original', etc). ;-)
There are definitely some differences - the book takes place solely in New York City, not in New Orleans, for example.
It's very much a noir/mystery, a story of a private detective hired to search for a missing once-was pop singer, with a horror element that only becomes clear at the end. It's well-done - got a good emotional impact - but in order for it to make SENSE, you've really just got to say, "well, I guess satan, I mean, Louis Cypher, hahaha, does inexplicable things for no good reason other than that he is evil."


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