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FROM THE PUBLISHER
Ry Caulder is a hit man. A hardened
killer. Caulder's skill at murder for hire is supreme, his code
of ethics is precise, and his reputation is legendary. Known
in the underworld as "The Consummate Professional,"
he is considered the hit man for tough jobs.
But Caulder is burned out and
wants to quit the business. He can no longer rationalize what
he does for a living. He wants to retire, but the ties that bind
are tight. Caulder is hired to do one last job -- to hunt down
and kill Fredrickson, his mentor, the man who brought him into
the business over twenty years ago. Someone has been launching
attacks on the mob's drug-processing plants and smuggling operations,
and Fredrickson is the suspected ringleader.
A deadly game of cat and mouse
plays out between these two before Caulder finally dispatches
Fredrickson by blowing his limo sky-high with plastique explosives.
There's only one problem -- the next day, Fredrickson is still
alive. Somehow he survived the blast. Frustrated and confused,
Caulder stalks and shoots Frederickson with a high-powered rifle
-- a .308 slug right between the eyes from six hundred yards
out.
The next day, Fredrickson is
still alive.
Caught in the crossfire between
the police, the mob, the Colombians, and this vengeful hit man,
Caulder must now do battle with both his conscience and his superhuman
foe. In the course of the action he will discover the truth behind
the mystery of Fredrickson's powers and unlock the door to his
own future.
PRAISE FOR ANGRY
MOON
"This very clever thriller
is part Conrad's Heart of Darkness recast as a gangster
novel (a hitman is sent after a freelancer who seems to have
gone insane) and part homage to the classic Universal horror
films of the 1940s (the freelancer has a very special, and very
frightening secret) - while at the same time, it's entirely original.
Fans of gangster novels will enjoy Lankford's take on professional
criminals with their own set of rules, their own definitions
of right and wrong (think The Godfather) and readers of
supernatural thrillers will appreciate Lankford's variations
on a familiar theme. This is Lankford's second novel, after Shooters,
and it establishes the author as a first class storyteller, a
master of spine-tingling excitement and unexpected plot twists.
Libraries with large mystery or horror collections may want to
stock more than one copy."
David
Pitt, Booklist, September 1997
"One of last year's best
noir novels was Terrill Lankford's Shooters. This year,
Lankford is back with an even more accomplished novel, Angry
Moon. He's his own man and writes his own books, a fusion
of cynicism, humor, and grief that should begin to find a wide
audience with the admirers of James Ellroy and Neil Barrett Jr.
Fine stuff."
Ed
Gorman
"If you read three pages
of Angry Moon, it will grab you by the cojones and not let you
go until the end."
Eddie
Bunker
"Hit man Ry Caulder takes
a contract on his teacher and mentor, Fredrickson, and after
"killing" him twice, Caulder decides something is very
wrong. With deliberate precision, Brian Emerson gauges his reading
to convey Caulder's lonely, stark existence. His steady cadence
adds to the slow but continual buildup of action and emotion.
As events quicken, so does Emerson's reading pace, with his intonations
rising and the tension increasing. Easily slipping into Fredrickson's
German accent, Emerson just as adroitly performs various accents
for secondary characters. He paces this intense thriller for
maximum impact, bringing out every surprise"
AudioFile (this text refers to
the Audio Cassette edition)
"Gripping...A tense noir,
roller-coaster ride."
Santa
Barbara News
"Lankford has an ear for
dialogue and moves the action quickly."
New
York Post
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