The Angel of Darkness: Book 2 of the Alienist: A Novel -- Caleb Carr

<b><b><i><b>NEW YORK TIMES</b></i><b> BESTSELLER - <b>THE BOOK BEHIND SEASON TWO OF TNT'S <i>THE ALIENIST</i> - Dr. Laszlo Kreizler returns in a "whopping thriller" (<i>The Washington Post</i>) that showcases Caleb Carr "at his strongest" (<i>USA Today</i>).</b></b> <br> </b></b> <br>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 John 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. <p/>But when the distraught wife of a Spanish diplomat begs Sara's aid, the team reunites to help 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. <p/>Once again, Caleb Carr proves his brilliant ability to re-create the past, both high life and low. Fast-paced and chilling, <i>The Ange