A review by sandrinepal
The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr

3.0

This book takes itself quite seriously (and it is enjoyable!) but at the end of nearly 700 pages, and after many carefully-crafted plot twists and much foreshadowing, I expected a little more from the denouement. As it was, all I got was

Spoiler

a lengthy but inconclusive court case, a thoroughly improbable intervention from the US Navy, and

a whole lot of laborious tying of loose ends. Generally speaking, it was a fun ride, but it would have been just as good (if not better) without the many musings about the feminine condition and the not-so-sacred bond of motherhood.