Falling Angel

Noir Paranormal

Pages: 302
Published: 2006
Language: English

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.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Mysterious

Unreliable Narrator Mystery Box

Noir Paranormal Horror Literary Fiction Mystery

William Hjortsberg

Harry AngelProtagonist

Louis CyphreSupporting

All characters in Falling Angel

Frequently asked questions

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.