Angels in Mourning [Paperback]

David Wind (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2008

David Wind's 33rd novel Angels in Mourning, is a suspenseful page turning thriller following New York City detective Gabriel Storm in his relentless search for the killer of his best friend, Broadway Playwright Scotty Granger. Working alone and with the FBI, Homeland Security, a mafia connection, and the NYPD, Storm races from Hell's Kitchen to Broadway, to Miami's Little Cuba, navigating through a twisted terrain of unlikely suspects including Wall Street financiers, pimps, predators, gangsters, politicians and takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride of intrigue, misdirection and excitement on the road to its surprising and suspenseful conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A complex and highly intelligent detective story, David Wind's latest novel demands your attention and pays off big time. Tightly written and intricately plotted, ANGELS IN MOURNING will leave you wanting more-and there's plenty to choose from among Wind's thirty-three previous works. Finding such a talented, prolific writer is a mixed blessing: So much to catch up on, and so little time!" --Ken Isaacson Author of SILENT COUNSEL



"Angels in Mourning is a complex and fascinating story with a real surprise at the end." --Roberta Gellis, best selling author of the Magdalene La Bârtarde Mysteries

I'd never had the pleasure of reading any of David Wind's 33 previous novels, but when I finished his latest novel, Angels in Mourning, I made a vow to go back and read the rest of this very talented writer's work. Angels' immensely likeable private investigator protagonist Gabriel Storm (if you think that's a great name, wait until you read his assistant's moniker!) had been falsely imprisoned for many years for the murder of his beloved fiancée, stage actress Elaine Hall. While Storm lingers in prison, only two people believe in his innocence, playwright Scotty Granger and police captain Christopher Bolt. Through much steadfast determination, Bolt and Granger eventually win Storm's acquittal. So when Granger is found viciously murdered in what was clearly a crime of passion, Storm is on a mission to find and bring his murderer to justice. Of course, the more Storm investigates Granger's network, the more he realizes that many people could have wanted him dead. Was it one of the greedy hangers-on who have invested in Granger's new play? Was it a jilted ex? Was it a slimy human-trafficker, or worse yet a pedophilic politician? Who can Granger trust? The Homeland Security agent who may or may not be on the up and up? His own new girlfriend who seems to show up every time someone tries to kill him? I thought I had the case solved by midway through the book, but in reality I'd taken Wind's subtle bait and was way off track.

I will admit I'm a bit of a literature snob, but Wind's narrative not only left my intelligence intact, he did a magnificent job of drawing me into Storm's pleasantly-seedy New York. For instance: The Westside diner was slow...a throwback from the forties. You know the type, all chrome and vinyl with a checkerboard black and white floor. Old and faded pictures of New York lined the walls. It was a cholesterol heaven of pies, muffins, and greasy donuts heaped in scratched plastic covered trays on the counter. Five big chrome coffee urns, like missile silos, were lined against one wall. A rectangular cut-out separated the dining room from the kitchen. Every sound made in the kitchen reached the eating area.

It takes a lot for a work of fiction to impress me but Angels did just that. David Wind has much respect for his readers and it shows. --Kelly Davis

From the Author

I write novels of suspense, mystery and romance and have published 32 so far. My 33rd novel, 'Angels In Morning', a mystery/suspense thriller that is now available.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 414 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (August 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439203512
• ISBN-13: 978-1439203514
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,283,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Wind is the author of 33 Novels, and began writing in 1979 and haa published novels of suspense, adventure, science fiction, historical fiction and romance.

His latest novel, "Angels In Mourning", was published in October 2008, an has won the April 2009 reader's choice Book Award from thebookawards.com. It is available exclusively on Amazon.com in both Trade Paper and Kindle.

David's thrillers are The Hyte Maneuver, (a Literary guild alternate selection), As Peace Lay Dying, and Conspiracy of Mirrors which were originally written under the pen name David Milton. For the mystery/suspense novels, And Down will Come Baby, Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep and Shadows, David borrowed his wife's maiden name, Bonnie Faber - These were chick-lit type mysteries before the term chick-lit came into style.

Co-Op, is a main stream novel about the lives of people inhabiting a New York City cooperative apartment building.

Queen of Knights, a medieval fantasy, and The Others were his entry into fantasy and science fiction.

In 1988, David was honored by science fiction writer and Hugo Award Grand Master Andre Norton, who, after reading Queen of Knights, asked David to write a short story for inclusion in her 'Andre Norton's Witch World 2 Anthology Series'.

David also wrote the novelization of the ABC 7 day miniseries, The Last Days Of Pompeii.

For more information, please visit David's personal web site www.davidwind.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful nail-biter!, September 18, 2008

By 

K. Davis "Reviewer for Bookideas - reviewing ... (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angels in Mourning (Paperback)

I'd never had the pleasure of reading any of David Wind's 33 previous novels, but when I finished his latest novel, Angels in Mourning, I made a vow to go back and read the rest of this very talented writer's work. Angels' immensely likeable private investigator protagonist Gabriel Storm (if you think that's a great name, wait until you read his assistant's moniker!) had been falsely imprisoned for many years for the murder of his beloved fiancée, stage actress Elaine Hall. While Storm lingers in prison, only two people believe in his innocence, playwright Scotty Granger and police captain Christopher Bolt. Through much steadfast determination, Bolt and Granger eventually win Storm's acquittal. So when Granger is found viciously murdered in what was clearly a crime of passion, Storm is on a mission to find and bring his murderer to justice. Of course, the more Storm investigates Granger's network, the more he realizes that many people could have wanted him dead. Was it one of the greedy hangers-on who have invested in Granger's new play? Was it a jilted ex? Was it a slimy human-trafficker, or worse yet a pedophilic politician? Who can Granger trust? The Homeland Security agent who may or may not be on the up and up? His own new girlfriend who seems to show up every time someone tries to kill him? I thought I had the case solved by midway through the book, but in reality I'd taken Wind's subtle bait and was way off track.

I will admit I'm a bit of a literature snob, but Wind's narrative not only left my intelligence intact, he did a magnificent job of drawing me into Storm's pleasantly-seedy New York. For instance:

The Westside diner was slow...a throwback from the forties. You know the type, all chrome and vinyl with a checkerboard black and white floor. Old and faded pictures of New York lined the walls. It was a cholesterol heaven of pies, muffins, and greasy donuts heaped in scratched plastic covered trays on the counter. Five big chrome coffee urns, like missile silos, were lined against one wall. A rectangular cut-out separated the dining room from the kitchen. Every sound made in the kitchen reached the eating area.

It takes a lot for a work of fiction to impress me but Angels did just that. David Wind has much respect for his readers and it shows.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read, November 2, 2008

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JRM (Piermont) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angels in Mourning (Paperback)

This makes the third DW book that I have read and each is better than the last. I look forward to the next and hope it comes out quickly.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly intelligent detective story, October 28, 2008

By 

K. Isaacson "Ken Isaacson" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angels in Mourning (Paperback)

A complex and highly intelligent detective story, David Wind's latest novel demands your attention and pays off big time. Tightly written and intricately plotted, ANGELS IN MOURNING will leave you wanting more--and there's plenty to choose from among Wind's thirty-three previous works. Finding such a talented, prolific writer is a mixed blessing: So much to catch up on, and so little time!