The Angel of Darkness

The weather in Michigan finally warmed up these last 2 weeks, going from 40 degrees to 70 in a very short period of time. The pool needs to be opened, grass needs to be cut, and a multitude of other yard projects keep cropping up. With all these outdoor plans using up most of my time and a sunburn to keep me from sleeping too well, time spent with books or teh interwebz has been non-existent. I'm working on remedying that even though the school behind my house has been blasting pop tunes all day. If I hear Soujia Boy, Macarana or Hokey Pokey one more time, someone might die.

The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr is a work of historical fiction taking place in New York at the end of the 1800s. Now the prequel to The Angel of Darkness is The Alienist, but doesn't need to be read first. In fact, as the characters in The Angel of Darkness are introduced and go up to Number 808, they each have their moment of hesitation and dread, reflecting back a tiny bit on The Alienist. While I don't need to have read The Alienist to full understand The Angel of Darkness, I'm very much inclined to read it now.

Caleb Carr does a wonderful job of using his entire cast of characters to their fullest potential, trying to find enough evidence against their villain for a trial. I honestly don't know what else to say about this book. I liked it, it had forensic mixed in with a good story and you even get to see Roosevelt. My brain is literally fried, apparently too much sun does that.