A review by abigail_rb
The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Steve is a much better narrator than Moore (the narrator from the Alienist). This book also handles all of its characters much more vividly:  the villain is far more terrifying, the returners more sympathetic, the new characters more lovable. The impending sense of doom that hovers over the plot eventually snowballs into an ending that will have you white knuckling your way through the last 100 pages. The depth of historical context is impressive, and doesn’t trip the reader up as much as it does in the original, although there are still some pacing issues to push through.