If Angels Fall

by Rick Mofina

Book Overview

Author Rick Mofina's novels have been praised by: James Patterson - Dean Koontz - Michael Connelly - Lee Child - Tess GerritsenJeffery Deaver - Louise Penny - Sandra Brown - James Rollins - Brad... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786010614
• ISBN13: 9780786010615
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 477 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.1" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

This book deserves a lot more than 5 stars!

When I ordered IF ANGELS FALL it was because I was looking for another new author I could add to my list of favorites. Well, I definitely found one. Rick Mofina is a genius, and this book is simply awesome! The plot is gripping and the characters seem to jump off the pages at you, making it impossible to put this one down. I loved the way he made the whole story come together and unravel in front of my eyes so I couldn't even guess how it would end. I loved this book, and will of course read all of his others now. If you love a good crime novel full of suspense and intrigue, I highly recommend you buy this book now. I promise, you won't regret it!

A phenomenal debut novel; gripping to the end!

If Angels Fall came as I highly recommend read, and I was not disappointed. I was hooked by the second page of this well written, gripping, terrifying crime story. Mr. Mofina's years of experience as a crime writer certainly were evident; his main character Mr. Tom Reed,(a crime reporter) has a depth of character that one could only create by living and breathing the job. The other characters were all well developed, three dimensional people that you could immediately empathize with which added to the intensity of the novel greatly.As a mother, the plot line was horrifying, yet I could not stop reading. The evening after I starting the book, I sacrificed a good nights sleep, locked all the doors and stayed up until two a.m. to find out what happened; I just HAD to know.... I'm looking forward to Mr. Mofina's second novel.

Thriller

If you are someone who enjoys a great suspense ficton don't miss out on reading If Angels Fall by Rick Mofina. Once you start reading this book, you will not want to put it down until you know how it ends. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and does not let you relax for a moment. The plot it thick and twisty and will not disappoint you. Mofina's background as a crime reporter certainly comes through with full colours and details. I am truly looking forward to his next book - can't wait. Treat yourself to something special and take time to read this book. It is something you owe to yourself. I understand that the book has been optioned for a movie - I can't wait to see the action on screen - WOW Gen

Ought to be a bestseller

For more than a decade, Rick Mofina was one of Canada's top crime journalists. Now with the publication of his first novel, If Angels Fall, Mofina is well on his way to becoming one of North America's top crime fiction writers. As a journalist, Mofina was a conscientious craftsman and storyteller par excellence. Now he's transferred those skills to the fiction arena. If Angels Fall is a tightly written murder/suspense novel whose protagonist, Tom Reed, is a journalist with a conscience. Mofina manages to take the chilling subject of child abduction and turn it into a eerily fascinating read. He's learned his lessons well by studying the works of novelists like Mary Higgins Clark. The scene is set perfectly in San Francisco. The plot is carefully constructed and the pace accelerates throughout the book. With an ear for the catchy phrase, the book's dialogue, along with some idiosyncratic characterizations, carries the story right to the end. It's a page-turner. In a profile for his hometown newspaper, Mofina said that for now, his book stands on paperback shelves near the works of King, Koontz, Patterson, Deaver, Kellerman and other legends in book stores across North America. So it should. It belongs there. Mofina has signed a contract for two more books during the next couple of years. As he becomes a seasoned novelist, be confident readers can count are more bestsellers from this hard-working, insightful writer.

Excellent crime novel

This is really a very good book. I picked it up three days ago and couldn't put it down. It's a wonderful potboiler/page-turner about a deeply troubled man who starts snatching kids in San Francisco, with the story hinging on the clock-is-ticking attempts by homicide detectives and a crime reporter to catch the bad guy before he strikes again. From the very first chapter, the story is full of fast-paced, plot-driven suspense and some very well drawn characters, particularly Tom Reed, the cop reporter and Walt Sydowski, the veteran homicide cop. The author has an excellent grasp of newsrooms and police investigative techniques. He cuts to the truth about reporters and the way they do their job, how they detach themselves from a subject and how mercenary they are in pursuit of a story, even in the most awful of circumstances. Tom Reed is the book's hero, but one with his own set of personal flaws. The books takes the reader inside the homicide squad, and gives excellent detail about how cops solve crimes. The San Francisco setting is used to great effect. This novel is full of cool, unexpected plot twists. The story hangs together beautifully, right down to the final pages, with Mofina working in little bits of new detail with every progression in the plot. It's a first novel, and a fine one.