Falling Angel (Dead Letter Mystery) - Softcover

William Hjortsberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312957955 ISBN 13: 9780312957957

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1996

Synopsis

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 mystery.

With a trail as cold as stone, Angel delves into Favorite's murky past, discovering the singer had shocking connections to seamy carnival sideshows, black magic, and a grisly voodoo cult. And the deeper Angel digs, the further he descends into a dark underworld, where someone as evil as the blackest of shadows holds all the chilling answers.

About this title

Book Description:

An Edgar Award–nominated classic, Falling Angel follows the hunt for a vanished singer that leads a detective into the depths of the occult. This hard-boiled detective novel was adapted for the screen as Angel Heart, starring Robert De Niro, in 1987.

About the Author:

A native New Yorker, William Hjortsberg has lived in the mountains of Montana for the past twenty-five years. He is the author of seven works of fiction, including Nevermore, Alp, and Gray Matters. Among his screen credits are Legend, directed by Ridley Scott, and Angel Heart, based on this novel. He is currently at work on his next novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312957955
• ISBN 13: 9780312957957
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 289