Angel Fiction Books of the 1940s
The 27 most-read angel fiction books first published between 1940 and 1949, led by Farewell, My Lovely (1940), El Señor Presidente (1948) and The Loved One (1948).
This list collects 27 books from the 1940s by 10 authors, published between 1940 and 1949. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond Chandler

El Señor Presidente
Miguel Ángel Asturias

The Loved One
Evelyn Waugh

The Lady in the Lake
Raymond Chandler

The Last Tycoon
F. Scott Fitzgerald

The High Window
Raymond Chandler

The Little Sister
Raymond Chandler

The Case of the Crooked Candle
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Baited Hook
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Careless Kitten
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Haunted Husband
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Half-wakened Wife
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Drowning Duck
Erle Stanley Gardner

The case of the Black-Eyed Blonde
Erle Stanley Gardner

In a Lonely Place
Dorothy B. Hughes

The Case of the Empty Tin
Erle Stanley Gardner

What Makes Sammy Run?
Budd Schulberg

The Case of the Golddigger's Purse
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Vagabond Virgin
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Silent Partner
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Borrowed Brunette
Erle Stanley Gardner

The Littlest Angel
Charles Tazewell

Turn on the Heat
Erle Stanley Gardner

Pedro, the angel of Olvera Street
Leo Politi

Lonely Crusade
Chester Himes

Juanita
Leo Politi