Items related to Angel City
Synopsis
Hoping to pursue a job offer by an irritating acquaintance named Tigger, wisecracking Fitzroy McLean Angel is enlisted to track down the missing Tigger through the seamy underworld of London. By the author of Angels in Arms.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Mike Ripley is the two-time winner of the Crime Writers Last Laugh award, and the author of several thrillers and historical novels. He writes a hugely respected monthly review column for Shots Magazine entitled getting Away with Murder. Philip Youngman Carter was Margery Allingham s artist husband and a novelist in his own write.
From Publishers Weekly
Returning from Angels in Arms (1992), Fitzroy McLean Angel drives a reconditioned cab in London as a messenger, cracking wise and struggling to make ends meet. Here he accepts the job offer of a flamboyant young homeless man named Tigger to help move mysterious packages by night. Angel, happy to pocket the tax-free income, wonders why his new partner remains on the streets and posts off his payments elsewhere. When Tigger vanishes, their employer offers Angel even more hard cash to find him. Angel wanders deep into the cold world of the city's homeless, talking to lost souls and encountering an occasional angel of mercy. Ripley breaks too frequently-and lengthily-from his plot to reach for laughs (e.g., an extended, very funny bit about a bar on gay karaoke night) to sustain his readers' interest in the narrative, despite the inherent appeal of most of his characters and the cleverness of his humor. The puzzle's payoff is adequate, but like many of the punch lines, it takes too long to get there.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Angel City
Seller Image
Angel City
Published by
HarperColins Publishers, London, 1994
ISBN 10: 0002325039
ISBN 13: 9780002325035
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Bookmarc's, La Porte, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First British Edition. BH5 - A first British edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.75"x5.5", 192 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Down on his luck and flat broke, Fitzroy Maclean Angel is forced to take desperate steps and get a job. Two jobs, in fact, and done - at the request of the unpredictable Tigger O'Neill 0 is definitely dodgy. As the Caring Nineties and the New Age pass him by - although not, he is alarmed to see, some of his friends - Angel is drawn into a series of underworlds. The underworld of callous crime and corruption, the seedier side of the gay scene, the growing subculture of drugs and the plight of London's homeless community. Then there is the underworld, literally, of role-playing fantasies where the monsters suddenly become real and the games turn very dangerous indeed. bu0002325039 if anyone can negotiate the dark underbelly of London life - it's Angel. Clever, witty, sharp, Angel City is both the funniest and the hardest-hitting novel yet from this author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 2206ec902
Stock Image
Angel City
Published by
St. Martin's, New York, 1995
ISBN 10: 0002325039
ISBN 13: 9780002325035
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. St. Martin's, New York, 1995. First U.S. edition. First printing. Hardcover. As new/as new. A clean, very tight, unread, unclipped copy. Smoke-free. [F-SALE]. Seller Inventory # 2752
Seller Image
Angel City
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Seller Inventory # rev1663736143
Buy Used
US$ 3.74
US$ 8.00 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Angel City
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 1994
ISBN 10: 0002325039
ISBN 13: 9780002325035
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 68006444-20
Buy Used
US$ 6.65
US$ 6.64 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Angel City
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003822110
Buy Used
US$ 10.55
US$ 7.43 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
ANGEL CITY. (SIGNED)
Published by
Harper Collins,, London,, 1994
ISBN 10: 0002325039
ISBN 13: 9780002325035
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 192. Original publisher's yellow cloth, lettered silver at the spine. Signed by the author on the title page. Flatsigned. ISBN: 0002325039 Fine in very good indeed dust jacket, with faint wear at top edge and slight sunning at sun. Signedes. Seller Inventory # C82573
Buy Used
US$ 54.68
US$ 29.86 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available