Falling Angel

Falling AngelFirst Lookat a new novelIt was friday the 13th and yesterday's snowstorm lingered in the streets like a leftover curse. The slush outside was ankle-deep. Across Seventh Avenue, a treadmill parade of light-bulb headlines marched endlessly around Times Tower's terra-cotta façade."Hawaii is voted into union as 50th state: house grants final approval, 323 to 89; Eisenhower's signature of bill assured." ... Hawaii, sweet land of pineapples and Haleloke; ukuleles strumming, suns...