The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr

I'm usually not a fan current/newly published books set in the past, but his books are so good. I love how well he describes New York in the 1890s. It makes me want to visit the towns he included on the book.

The characters are also well written. There are several, but Carr writes of each just enough that you get to know them without it being confusing. I got teary eyed towards the end when like the first book, the characters lose loved ones. I think the loss in the second book is more intense (for me lol) than on the first. The fact that he writes in first person makes it so it feels like you're going along with the one who is narrarating the story.

I'm sad that the show didn't do justice to the book. I'm hoping (wishfull thinking) that there's a miniseries of just the second book, one that is faithfull to it.