The Angel of Darkness

By: Caleb Carr

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 25 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©1997 Caleb Carr (P)2012 Simon & Schuster Audio

Beyond The Alienist

If you can’t get enough of the Alienist, and want more of these fabulous characters, then dive into this one! #Creepy ( in the best way) #Gritty #Suspenseful #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

Wonderful

I just love these mysteries. So much great detail to get a real idea of how it was back then.

Well written well narrated

Loved every minutes of this epic novel, fell in love with the characters which is a testament to George Guidall feeling voices of each person.

Good follow up to the Alienist

Very well done historical mystery, not as good as the Alienist, so start there but if you want more after reading Alienist look no further.

You'll listen to this audiobook at work.

What did you love best about The Angel of Darkness?

Everything

What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I've never experienced an author articulate the humor of a story like George Guidall. The man is simply spectacular.

Intricate Book Without Overkill

Caleb Carr is amazing, at least in the 2 alienist novels, this being a sequel. It combines all of my favorite genre... history, mystery, crime detection, legal and police procedural. This 600 page novel was a daunting listen and for me was a read all nighter...except that it literally wore me out. In the dozens of hours there was hardly a breather. I could stay with it largely due to George Guidall's narration. He is sooo smooth and you never have to wonder "who said that"?
I work in the medical field of neurology which crosses psychology in many directions. I see "broken" kids every day. Except for the infanticide aspect, so much of what this turn of the century psychologist/psychiatrist, did and believed is book title material now when a century ago it was almost witchcraft and inadmissible. I was not short of enthralled.
Going to try his NY novel next. A little scared as the alienist and his friends won't be there and neither will George!!!!

Is there nothing George Guidall can't read?

Great book full of suspense and wonderful descriptions of New York in the 1890's all read by my very favorite narrator.

Another amazing journey into Carr's amazing team

Carr has such an intense talent to create vibrant characters within familiar historical settings. To write this journey from Stevie's perspective was brilliant, leaving the reader to speculate at what happened in other locations, almost willing the character to go there for us. a perfect companion to The Alienist in how it shows familiar characters from another perspective showing just how differently people see themselves and others based on their life experiences. From the mind of the well off, Harvard grad that was John Schuyler Moore to the street smart former delinquent of Stevie Taggert. So well written and performed in this audiobook format.

audio vs book

I read the book first (following reading The Alienist) and decided to hear it...honestly I loved it just as much...the narrator gave voice to the characters just like i imagined...both these stories were out of my normal element of reading but i loved them...kinda sad there were only theseb2 i found with these characters.

Best book ever!!

Twists and turns. Excellent story teller voice in Stevie. Character development superb. Narrator perfect. One of my top 5 favorite books. No tv movie will do it justice.