Falling Angel

2012-03-13 Fiction

Author : William Hjortsberg
Release : 2012-03-13
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 584/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Falling Angel by : William Hjortsberg

Download or read book Falling Angel written by William Hjortsberg. This book was released on 2012-03-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Award Finalist: The hunt for a vanished singer leads a detective into the depths of the occult in this “terrific” novel (Stephen King). Big-band frontman Johnny Favorite was singing for the troops when a Luftwaffe fighter squadron strafed the bandstand, killing the crowd and leaving the singer near death. The army returned him to a private hospital in upstate New York, leaving him to live out his days as a vegetable while the world forgot him. But Louis Cyphre never forgets. Cyphre had a contract with the singer, stipulating payment upon Johnny’s death—payment that will be denied as long as Johnny clings to life. When Cyphre hires private investigator Harry Angel to find Johnny at the hospital, Angel learns that the singer has disappeared. It is no ordinary missing-person’s case. Everyone he questions dies soon after, as Angel’s investigation ensnares him in a bizarre tangle of black magic, carnival freaks, and grisly voodoo. When the sinister Louis Cyphre begins appearing in Angel’s dreams, the detective fears for his life, his sanity, and his soul. Falling Angel was the basis for the Alan Parker film Angel Heart, starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Hjortsberg including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

An Angel's Heart

2020-08-07 Fiction

Author : Raven Gregory
Release : 2020-08-07
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 955/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book An Angel's Heart written by Raven Gregory. This book was released on 2020-08-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home and hearth were not the life Rhea dreamed of. She longed for adventure and sights beyond her little village, where everything stayed the same. Enlisted as a healer and light bearer by the goddess herself, Rhea said goodbye to all she had ever known and set off to find her place in the world. When a dark and dangerous force threatens to bring down all that Rhea holds dear, she must rise above and fight. Magic, matters of the heart, and a little help from a vampire that struggles to hold on to his humanity will be the foundation Rhea needs to face the world’s greatest evil. Before she can take on the demon king that threatens her very existence, she must first face the demons she keeps locked deep down inside herself; she must unleash her inner power and learn to trust her heart. Love will conquer all if she can only find it within herself to let go of the past and learn to be loved for who she really is.

Angel Heart

2020-12-15 Performing Arts

Author : Paul Silvani
Release : 2020-12-15
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Angel Heart written by Paul Silvani. This book was released on 2020-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angel Heart is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological horror film and an adaptation of William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel Falling Angel. Written and directed by Alan Parker, the film stars Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet and Charlotte Rampling. Harry Angel (Rourke), a New York City private investigator, is hired to solve the disappearance of a man known as Johnny Favorite. Angel's investigation takes him to New Orleans, where he becomes embroiled in a series of brutal murders. Following publication of the novel, Hjortsberg began developing a screenplay for a film adaptation, but found that no film studio was willing to produce his script. The project resurfaced in 1985, when producer Elliott Kastner brought the book to Parker's attention. Parker began work on a new script, and in doing so, made several changes from Hjortsberg's novel. The independent film studio Carolco Pictures produced Angel Heart with a budget of $18 million. Principal photography commenced in March 1986 and concluded in June of that year; filming took place on location in New York and New Orleans. Before its release, Angel Heart faced censorship issues from the Motion Picture Association of America for one scene of sexual content. Parker was forced to remove ten seconds of footage to avoid an "X" rating and secure the "R" rating that the film's distributor Tri-Star Pictures wanted. An unrated version featuring the removed footage was later released on home video. Angel Heart received mixed reviews and underperformed at the North American box office, grossing $17 million during its theatrical run.

The Angel Heart

2014 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Wendy Nadherny Fachon
Release : 2014
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 485/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Angel Heart written by Wendy Nadherny Fachon. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would God design a heart-shaped flower that cries? A curious child picks such a flower and carefully pulls it apart, one poetic petal at a time, to reveal the secret wisdom of God's healing magic and free prescriptions for heart, mind, and soul. The enchanting flower featured in this story teaches children how to lead their thoughts toward a healthier emotional place. The flower also shares God's surprisingly simple lessons for physical well-being-breathing well, moving well, eating well, and resting well. Children will gain a deeper appreciation for the miracle of the heart and its role in giving them strength, joy, love, and peace. In addition, this book seeks to spark curiosity and conversation, which are two critical keys to learning. Having found God to be a most curious topic, I wrote with the intention of inspiring children to ask questions and converse more freely about God, nature, creation, life, feelings, beliefs, world peace, or even fairy magic-whatever thoughts surface naturally for them.

Angel's Inferno

2021-08-03 Fiction

Author : William Hjortsberg
Release : 2021-08-03
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 177/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Angel's Inferno written by William Hjortsberg. This book was released on 2021-08-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1950s amnesiac and hard-boiled detective sets out for revenge in this blend of mystery, supernatural horror, and metaphysical fiction. Private investigator Harry Angel is in a jam. Handcuffed in his apartment along with the cops and a corpse, he stands accused of violently murdering three people. The good news is he knows who did it. But in order to exonerate himself, Harry must first make his escape—and figure out his own identity. With the authorities hot on his heels, Harry travels from New York and Boston to Paris and the Vatican in search of an elusive stage magician. Eventually piecing together his mysterious past, he descends into the dark world of the occult. And very soon he will have vengeance upon the devil himself . . . A terrifying thriller, Angel’s Inferno is the long-awaited follow-up to the Edgar Award–nominated noir suspense novel Falling Angel, the basis of the film Angel Heart. Praise for Falling Angel “Terrific . . . One of a kind . . . I’ve never read anything remotely like it.” —Stephen King “A chilling homage to the hard-boiled detective novel of the Raymond Chandler school.” —The New York Times “A near perfect book . . . Not since Psycho changed the bathing habits of thousands has a novelist so completely turned conceptions inside out.” —Los Angeles Times

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