ISBN: 9781590179161 NYRB "Black Wings Has My Angel" by Elliott Chaze (NYRB) Fucking and crime are the basis of all classic noir, and clearly, the novel "Black Wings Has My Angel" has that in spades. Elliott Chaze wrote a noir tale that is a definitive frame of what noir is. A man against a system or himself and falls for his weakness or the power of the sexual pull. One's life starts from the bottom and goes straight down to Hell. It's a classic premise for a crime narrative, and Chaze's novel is another example of that shadowy world.
The quintessential pulp noir paperback, with strong echoes of Cain. The angel falling into the pit near the end--just when you thought you hated her. The strong sense of despairing restlessness throughout
The quintessential pulp noir paperback, with strong echoes of Cain. The angel falling into the pit near the end--just when you thought you hated her. The strong sense of despairing restlessness throughout
I agree that’s a great book. I read it a few years ago and it’s still vivid in my mind.