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Harry Angel is a tough private eye in the classic mould, who is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to track down a war-wounded ex-crooner called Johnny Favorite who was supposedly in a coma since 1943 but who has inconveniently vanished. Angel's attempt to get to the bottom of Favorite's disappearance lead him down a dark path. Published in 1978, this effortlessly evokes the atmosphere of late-fifties New York.

After this came up in a phot challenge 2 yrs ago I decided to grab a copy 2nd hand but have just read it. The film Angel Heart was based on this book ,written in 78 and based in the 50s Harry angel PI in mahattan is hired by Louis cyphre to find a lost singing idol. With voodoo + devil worship Harry is heading for deep water. Very old style chandleresque with some uncomfortable sexual references.if you enjoy a bit of black diabolic crime its OK.

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After seeing the brill posts so far esp ref the wonderful billie holliday i had to try and think of something. I saw the film yrs ago when rourke was handsome, harry angel detective, & de niro made good films +was the devil. But i looked up the book and it is now one i have to read, looks great - in searching the author mentions the seedy 50s ny he set the book in incl the 'long gone huberts flea circu harlem'.

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There are three new reviews up today. Not going to flood Litsy with a lot of "Read my reviews!" posts this evening. All worth reading.

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This was only $1.99, and Book Riot made it sound so weirdly interesting that I just had to invest.

The novel that was adapted for the film Angel Heart. I loved the movie all these years and the book has nearly the same dialogue. Great slingshot memory back to 1987 when we went to the 10pm screening and took the bus back in the dark fog past midnight.

If you love Hellblazer, film noir, or dark period fantasy/horror, check out this great, underrated title! Back in print and on sale @strandbookstore !