Los Angeles: A Novel

By Peter Moore Smith

   The story opens with a phone call from Angel’s neighbor Angela. She says one word and the connection is lost. From there Angel is plunged into a nightmare trying to find out what has happened to the woman he has been falling in love with. As he begins a search for her, his own life continues in a downward spiral. From his unfinished manuscript to the fact he lets the movie Blade Runner play over and over in his apartment makes the reader wonder if Angel doesn't have his own unsolved problems. Handling Angela’s problems may not prove to be in his best interest.

     As the son of a famous producer, Angel has unlimited resources available to aid in his search for Angela. Will Angela’s secrets be uncovered or will it be his own that are discovered? The search takes him to places and people he has no business knowing and no ability to handle.

     What was it that Angela was hiding? Where is she? Has she run off with an old boyfriend or has harm come to her? Angel cannot let her disappearance rest. He uncovers truths about her and himself that, in retrospect, might have been better left alone.

    This is an enthralling book that you will not want to put down.