Angels in Arms

Fitzroy Maclean Angel #4

by Mike Ripley

Can Angel's improvised cavalry save the day? When Angel gets a call from Werewolf, his old and disreputable friend, he finds himself reluctantly involved in tracking down a shipment of drugs mistakenly smuggled in from France. On the trail he encounters Werewolf's brother, a wolf in sheep's clothing if ever there was one; a second-rate but very loud heavy metal band; a young Dutchman who's as well armed as he is well dressed, and the mad, bad and definitely dangerous Lucinda L. Luger. And then he has to face the bad guys...

Genres: Crime, Fiction, Humor

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Mike Ripley is the author of the award-winning 'Angel' series of comedy thrillers which have twice won the CWA Last Laugh Award. It has been said that he 'paints a picture of London Dickens would recognise' and that 'he writes like the young Len Deighton, wierd and wonderful information and very, very funny'. Described as 'England's funniest crime writer' (The Times), he is also a respected critic of crime fiction, writing for the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and the Birmingham Post among others.

Reviews

[Rog Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read a lot of this series about fifteen years ago so when I see Mike Ripley's books in the library, which is not very often these days, I borrow them and read them again. This is only the second time I have read this one but it was odd what I remembered. I had completely forgotten the plot and one of the main characters but I vividly remembered the bit about Angel doing the lighting at a rock concert and I also remembered one of the other supporting characters. This is a lighthearted book and Angel is a great character. If you just go with the flow it's a good read.

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

angel gets into more trouble this time with bees and the french

[Readelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

classic Angel shenanigans. Great fun.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

loved these books as a teenager.