Falling Angel
by William Hjortsberg
From Publishers WeeklyOriginally published in 1978, Hjortsberg's debut mystery was the basis for the film Angel Heart. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review"Terrific...One of a kind...I've never read anything remotely like it." --Stephen King "A near-perfect book...Not since_ Psycho_ changed the bathing habits of thousands has a novelist so completely turned preconceptions inside out." --_Los Angeles Times_ "A compelling, page-turning story in the best private-eye tradition, with brilliantly nightmarish scenes of black magic and voodoo." --_Washington Post_ "A tight, suspenseful story...Not for the timid." --_Miami Herald_