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| Author | Elliott Chaze |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Mystery Suspense Crime |
| Genre | Crime Fiction Noir Fiction |
| Publisher | Gold Medal Books |
Publication date | 1953 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 154 |
| ISBN | 1-59654-213-6 |
| OCLC | 37231349 |
| 813.54 | |
Black Wings Has My Angel is a noir crime novel by American novelist Elliott Chaze, published by Gold Medal Books in 1953. It centers on an escaped convict, Tim Sunblade, and his plot to rob an armored truck in Denver. At the same time, he is wrapped up in a love/hate relationship with Virginia, a call girl he met in Louisiana.
New editions were published as One for My Money (1962), by Berkley, and as One for the Money (1985), by Robert Hale. In January 2016, the novel was reprinted under its original title by New York Review Classics. It has been described as "a flawless heist novel".[1] A French film adaptation was made in 1990. Work on another, American film began in 2005, but has come to no fruition.[2]
- ^ Christian Lorentzen, "Elliott Chaze’s 'Black Wings Has My Angel' Is a Perfect Crime Novel", Vulture.com, 4 January 2016
- ^ Peditto, Paul (2020-08-25). "Case Study on Why a Movie Can Take Decades to Make - "Black Wings Has My Angel"". Script Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-24.