Angel City

Fitzroy Maclean Angel #5

by Mike Ripley

Barely scraping by as a messenger in his delicensed cab, jack-of-all-trades Fitzroy Maclean Angel decides to accept a more lucrative part-time job with a jumpy young man named Tigger. Hired to drive a van to remote spots while Tigger unloads cargo that their boss simply calls "rubbish," Angel tries to ignore his misgivings and enjoy the extra money.
But when Tigger disappears with the van and Angel is enlisted to track him down, it's clear that something more is at stake than taking out the trash. As he follows a trail that grows fainter and more dangerous by the day, Angel learns more than he ever wanted to know about dive bars, the odd habits of his New Age neighbors, and the harshness of life on the London streets. This time, Angel may need more than his sharp wit to save his own life.

Genres: Crime

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Mike Ripley is the author of the award-winning 'Angel' series of comedy thrillers which have twice won the CWA Last Laugh Award. It has been said that he 'paints a picture of London Dickens would recognise' and that 'he writes like the young Len Deighton, wierd and wonderful information and very, very funny'. Described as 'England's funniest crime writer' (The Times), he is also a respected critic of crime fiction, writing for the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and the Birmingham Post among others.

Reviews

[Andrew Vachss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sardonic, entertaining, and sometimes downright hilarious crime-writing with a distinctive UK slant.

[Jack Rego · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of deadpan humour to keep you entertained!

[Readelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hillarious and worth it just for the unlikely LARP references