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Black Wings Has My Angel

by Elliott Chaze · 1953

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Chaze's long-lost noir classic, a legend among noir buffs, is back in print for the first time in nearly half a century. The one book Black Lizard never published, it's the dream-like tale of a man after a jailbreak, who meets up with the woman of his dreams... and his nightmares. Phenomenal work of the period, ranking with the best efforts of Thompson, Woolrich, Goodis et al.

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Setting
1950s1950sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 136 pages

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