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A review by maedo
Angel Baby by Richard Lange
4.0
I was initially drawn to this book because of the cover -- woman with gun, noirish Western, right in my wheelhouse. I finished reading it tonight being pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I carried this book to the kitchen, to the bathroom, in my purse to a dinner date with friends in the vain hope that I could cram 15 minutes of reading in if I was the first person to arrive at the restaurant. (I was not.)
The whole book is a pursuit. Nearly every character is out for him or herself, which creates mortal problems for other characters and claustrophobic "how's she gonna solve THIS one" situations. Richard Lange navigates his characters through these turns with a smooth plausibility and obvious heart for his heroine and succession of antiheroes. If you've ever wanted to read something like No Country for Old Men but stripped of McCarthyisms, or Tarantino stripped of a couple thousand "fucks" and random monologues, might I suggest Angel Baby?
The whole book is a pursuit. Nearly every character is out for him or herself, which creates mortal problems for other characters and claustrophobic "how's she gonna solve THIS one" situations. Richard Lange navigates his characters through these turns with a smooth plausibility and obvious heart for his heroine and succession of antiheroes. If you've ever wanted to read something like No Country for Old Men but stripped of McCarthyisms, or Tarantino stripped of a couple thousand "fucks" and random monologues, might I suggest Angel Baby?