Falling Angel
by William Hjortsberg
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Author: William HjortsbergIntroduction: James Crumley
Foreword: Ridley Scott
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-01
ISBN: 1933618086
Number of pages: 302
Publisher: Centipede Press
Book Reviews of Falling Angel
Book Review: A terrific edition of an amazing novel.
Summary: 5 Stars
The easy sound-bite description is that this is The Exorcist written by Raymond Chandler. It's as good as that sounds, and actually a bit better. This story hurtles along breathlessly...it's one of those cliche-generating books that you honestly can't stop reading.
Hjortsberg places you squarely in 1959 Manhattan. All the characters are vividly drawn; scenes play out cinematically...you can "see" them happening. That style of writing doesn't come along every day...
Anyways, you've probably seen "Angel Heart", and that won't spoil reading this one bit. The difference are enough to keep you on the edge, and the similarities enough to keep you hooked.
The ending is most satisfying...you know it's coming, but it still hits like a sledgehammer.
This edition is awesome! The intro's by the late James Crumley, Ridley Scott; the added-on short story is a real treat, the comments from the author and the 1978 letter from Stephen King all add to the experience.
My hardcover is lovingly produced, only marred by a number of typos...(Krusernark instead of Krusemark happens once or twice...) I'll be buying everything these guys produce, I'm telling you!
If you've read this far, you will NOT be disappointed by this book...!
Summary of Falling Angel
"A terrific book-what might have happened if Raymond Chandler had written The Exorcist."-Stephen King
"Falling Angel combines the best of the classic detective story . . . with elements of the occult with surprising humor and wit. . . . This is the literary love-child of Raymond Chandler and Stephen King. . . . Not for the faint-of-heart."-from the foreword by Ridley Scott
Falling Angel pits a tough New York private eye against any detective's most fearsome adversary. A routine missing-persons case soon turns into a fiendish nightmare in which the shadow detective Harry Angel chases seems to be his own.
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