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Hjortsberg was, and he does, and often it wasn't pretty. -David Quammen In the tradition of Hemingway, Hammett and Chandler, Hjortsberg elevates the noir genre through his brilliant use of atmosphere, local color and crackling dialogue, giving us not only a roman noir page-turner but a polaroid-like portrait of the turbulent sixties-drugs, guns and sexually overloaded characters. -Bob Swaim, award-winning director of La Balance, Half Moon Street, and Masquerade Alternately hilarious and plain scary . . .  Hjortsberg's] prose is finely wrought, his drama perfect. -Peter Bowen Terrific writing. Wild characters. Dark humor. Can't-stop reading. Brilliant . . . Bang-bang. -Peter Fonda, cowriter and star of Easy Rider A lot of people have been waiting a long time for this book. . . . Ma ana shows that this writer is still at the height of his powers. -Peter Blauner, author of Slipping into Darkness and Slow Motion Riot Hjortsberg gives us a deft, deadly no-let-up narrative in edged prose, sharp as a stropped razor. This one cuts deep so brace yourself. -William F. Nolan, coauthor of Logan's Run A novel of love and desperation . . . Told with a brilliant eye for telling detail, Ma ana hustles a reader into an exotic world that turns belief upside down. -Richard S. Wheeler, Spur Award-winning author of The Fire Arrow A kick-ass thriller that moves through Mexico like a scalded sidewinder . . . Hjortsberg delivers wild surprises. -Carl Hiaasen Terrific . . . One of a kind . . . I've never read anything remotely like it. -Stephen King on Falling Angel A chilling homage to the hard-boiled detective novel of the Raymond Chandler school. -The New York Times on Falling Angel William Hjortsberg (b. 1941) is an acclaimed author of novels and screenplays. 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