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- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- ISBN: 0345427637
- WAPI (Tower ID): 102140809
- Release Date: July 1, 1998
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #93982 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #12260 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #804 in Literary (See Top 100 Literary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Angel of Darkness" by Caleb Carr to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Angel of Darkness"Browse more products related to "Caleb Carr"Review"Carr may or may not be trying to outdo himself, but he loads his narrative with so many complications that he's forever having to wriggle free to get on with it....Yet despite it all, Carr keeps us racing along with him to the very end, through all his twists and turns." "Although working one's way through Carr's hefty book is like reading history, he manages to make historical figures appear to spring full-blown (and full of odd humanity) from his imagination. In truth, real people, especially those of the world-changing variety...usually turn out to be even more interesting than made-up ones. And Carr's invented characters have, with few exceptions, both the surface and the internal cast of reality....Because Carr's interest remains an era teetering on the edge of modernity--the dawning of modern consciousness in particular--this is as much a psychological detective story as it is Conan Doyle. The question from the beginning is not whodunit but why, and when, where and how the agent of darkness will strike again. Revealing the villain early on leaves a writer with the challenge of sustaining a sense of mystery and dramatic tension. 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." "Carr, of course, is the author who came up with the inspired idea of blending the modern thriller genre with historical reconstruction and then adding a healthy dollop of psychological theory to the mix. Stirring all that together is not a simple exercise--nor, in this case, at more than 600 pages, a swift one--but the result is intriguing, edifying and pleasingly strange." "As for the nefarious Libby--presented, with perfect appropriateness, only as other see and hear her--she rivals Lydia Gwilt of Wilkie Collins's 'Armadale' as the pluperfect villainess, and the centerpiece of an enormously entertaining and satisfying reader experience." "'The Angel of Darkness,' like the epoch it's set in, is filled with enough outsized personalities and sensational events to keep the most jaded tabloid reader eagerly turning its pages." First lineThere's likely some polished way of starting a story like this, a clever bit of gaming that'd sucker people in surer than the best banco feeler in town. Publisher's noteIn one of the most critically acclaimed novels of the year, Caleb Carr-- bestselling author of The Alienist--pits Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and his colleagues against a murderer as evil as the darkest night. . . . A turn-of-the-century doctor tracks a cunning killer in the "New York Times" bestselling sequel to the acclaimed historical thriller "The Alienist". AnnotationIn this follow-up novel to Carr's blockbuster bestseller, "The Alienist", the narrator is not the memorable journalist James Moore, but the young miscreant introduced in the first volume as "Stevie." Alienist Laszlo Kreizler investigates another serial murder case in 19th-century New York City, this one involving the kidnapping of infants. If You Enjoy "The Angel of Darkness (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Angel of Darkness (Paperback)" by Caleb Carr (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fiction & Literature Bestselling BooksExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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