The Angel of Darkness, Caleb Carr
The Angel of Darkness, Caleb Carr
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The Angel of Darkness

Author: Caleb Carr

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 25 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2012


Synopsis

In The Angel Of Darkness, Caleb Carr brings back the vivid world of his bestselling The Alienist but with a twist: this story is told by the former street urchin Stevie Taggert, whose rough life has given him wisdom beyond his years. Thus New York City, and the groundbreaking alienist Dr. Kreizler himself, are seen anew.
It is June 1897. A year has passed since Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a pioneer in forensic psychiatry, tracked down the brutal serial killer John Beecham with the help of a team of trusted companions and a revolutionary application of the principles of his discipline. Kreizler and his friends -- high-living crime reporter Schuyler Moore; indomitable, derringer-toting Sara Howard; the brilliant (and bickering) detective brothers Marcus and Lucius Isaacson; powerful and compassionate Cyrus Montrose; and Stevie Taggert, the boy Kreizler saved from a life of street crime -- have returned to their former pursuits and tried to forget the horror of the Beecham case.
But when the distraught wife of a Spanish diplomat begs Sara's aid, the team reunites to help her find her kidnapped infant daughter. It is a case fraught with danger, since Spain and the United States are on the verge of war. Their investigation leads the team to a shocking suspect: a woman who appears to the world to be a heroic nurse and a loving mother, but who may in reality be a ruthless murderer of children.
Fast-paced and chilling, The Angel Of Darkness is another tour de force from Caleb Carr, a novel of modern evil in old New York.

About Caleb Carr

Caleb Carr is the critically acclaimed author of The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, The Lessons of Terror, Killing Time, The Devil Soldier, The Italian Secretary, The Legend of Broken, and Surrender, New York. He has taught military history at Bard College, and worked extensively in film, television, and the theater. His military and political writings have appeared in numerous magazines and periodicals, among them The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in upstate New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Will on March 05, 2025

Caleb Carr - from Lapham's Quarterly If we succeed in bringing Libby Hatch to trial, it won't be just the outrage of the humble citizens in town like Ballston Spa that we'll have to deal with. No, no - all the mighty weight of this sparkling society will come crashing down on our heads, too. For......more

Goodreads review by Bobby on January 27, 2018

All those who read and loved Caleb Carr's "The Alienist" were ecstatic to once again take a carriage ride over the cobblestone streets of Old New York as a mystery is solved. This one involves the kidnapping of a woman's child which becomes a race against time when Dr. Lazlo Kreizler uses psychiatry......more

Goodreads review by Peter on June 08, 2023

I absolutely enjoyed the Netflix series The Alienist and wanted to know more details. Wasn't disappointed with this massive novel told in the way of a sensational novel of the 19th century. You'll find a different character telling the story but everything's pretty similar to the TV show. The novel......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on June 24, 2024

I loved Carr's The Alienist which is the prequel to Angel of Darkness... and if possible, I loved this installment even more. What a literate mystery with just enough suspense to carry you through the in-depth discussion of late 19th-century forensics and psychology. Recommended for those who love a......more

Goodreads review by Paul on May 09, 2023

Rough and tumble late nineteenth century New York! In THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS, Caleb Carr returns his readers to the atmospheric, intriguing, rough and tumble world of late nineteenth century New York. The story is told through the eyes of Stevie Taggert, a former young thug rescued from a miserable li......more