The Angel of Darkness Book 2 of the Alienist: A Novel

As winning a historical thriller as The Alienist . . . The reader keeps right on turning the pages. The New York Times

A ripping yarn told with verve, intensity, and a feel for historical detail . . . Once again we are careening around the gaslighted New York that [Caleb] Carr knows, and depicts, so well. The New York Times Book Review

Gripping . . . Carr is at his strongest, exploring the dark underside of the human psyche and ferreting out the terrors and tragedies that drive men and women to kill. . . . In Libby Hatch, Carr has created a villain whose cunning is nearly equal to his detectives crime-solving prowess. . . . The mystery is plotted with military precision. USA Today

[A] whopping thriller . . . Carr keeps us racing along with him to the very end. The Washington Post Book World

Fascinating . . . In a brilliant bit of historical casting, Clarence Darrow, a rising courtroom wizard from Chicago, turns up to defend the villain at a tense upstate New York murder trial. Time

Darkly compelling . . . vivid and enthralling. Entertainment Weekly

Suspenseful . . . Through the observations, discoveries, and confusions of his idiosyncratic detective squad, Carr deftly scrutinizes the secret sins of American society and the perpetual proposition that the greatest mystery is the human mind. Los Angeles Times

[An] adept mixture of period detail and psychological sleuthing . . . Filled with enough outsized personalities and sensational events to keep the most jaded tabloid reader eagerly turning its pages. The Wall Street Journal

Here s New York circa 1897, city of unparalleled corruption and splendor, city of fine dining and seedy taverns. . . . Few writers are as adept [as Carr] at fashioning revelations that detonate, chapter by chapter, like carefully positioned explosions. Chicago Tribune

Penetrating . . . an entertainingly convincing read. People

Solidly scary . . . a terrific sequel . . . better and more suspenseful than its pulse-pounding predecessor. The Plain Dealer

[A] labyrinth of crime and psychology . . . What worked so well in the first book late-nineteenth-century New York City with all its splendor and warts is just as engaging in the second. . . . Is The Angel of Darkness as good as its predecessor? No. It s better. The San Diego Union-Tribune

Another crowd-pleaser . . . Before it s over, readers will be treated to some chilling insights from one of the earliest practitioners in psychology; plunge into a courtroom battle pitted against none other than Clarence Darrow; and follow Teddy Roosevelt with a handpicked batch of sailors through the gang-infested streets of lower Manhattan. Minneapolis Star Tribune

A spirited yarn . . . both a tale of serial murder and an argument for understanding the criminal mind. Boston Herald