Is there a film adaptation of this book?

The novel was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart, directed by Alan Parker and starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro.

Does this book have any sequels?

The story continues in the novel Angel's Inferno, which was published posthumously in 2020.

Falling Angel

Noir Paranormal

Pages: 302
Published: 2006
Language: English

Synopsis

A spellbinding novel of murder, mystery, and the occult, Falling Angel pits a tough New York private eye against the most fearsome adversary a detective ever faced. For Harry Angel, a routine missing persons case soon turns into a fiendish nightmare of voodoo and black magic.

How it reads

Dark Mysterious

Unreliable Narrator Mystery Box

Prose complexity 7/10

Content warnings (3)

Graphic ViolenceGoreSubstance Abuse

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Falling Angel

Synopsis

How it reads

Genres, subjects and placesNoir, Paranormal, Horror +2

Genres

CharactersHarry Angel, Louis Cyphre

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About the authorWilliam Hjortsberg

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