Synopses & Reviews
The disappearance of a teenage girl draws former Los Angeles detective Mike Travis away from his scuba charter business into the bowels of an underground culture driven by designer narcotics and violent sex. What he uncovers is a world built on secrets and entire lives built on lies. But as Travis unravels one set of deceits, he finds himself confronted with visions of his own past: his own complicity in an act of shocking cruelty. His investigation glimpses a hellish side of paradise unseen by tourists, painted with the dark brushstrokes of hard-boiled tropical noir. This is the story of one man's desire to outrun the corrosive powers of vast wealth and personal vengeance while attempting to tame the demons that dwell in his own dark and violent past. The cost of moral corruption and the high price of redemption plays out against a backdrop of coffee fields and lush jungle, of rich sunsets and the rhythmic swell of the Hawaiian sea.
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"Hard-boiled ex-cop, Mike Travis, is both likeable and flawed, a credible Travis McGee gone South Pacific native." Randy Wayne White, author, Dark Light and Hunter's Moon
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"Baron Birtcher ruined my whole work day. I kept trying to set Angels Fall down to do my own stuff, but couldn't stop turning the pages. It's stylish, fast, soulful, and has an indelible and rare sense of place. You want to read this book, then you want to live in it." Don Winslow, author, The Winter of Frankie Machine and The Power of the Dog
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"A beautifully-rendered story of loss, regret, redemption and hope. The saga of tortured cop Mike Travis continues to engage by using the oldest, and hardest, aspects of crime fiction: a good story, well-told. A must-read for any true fan of the contemporary mystery." Nichelle Tramble, author, The Last King and The Dying Ground
About the Author
Born and raised in southern California, Baron R. Birtcher lives in Hawaii with his wife, Christina. He is the author of the LA TIMES and IMBA Best-selling novels Roadhouse Blues and Ruby Tuesday. Baron can be reached on the web at www.BaronRBirtcher.com.