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A gaslit descent into the darkest corners of Gilded Age New York, where early psychology battles a terrifyingly elusive evil. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The angel of darkness.
- gaslit
- dread-soaked
- shadowy
- atmospheric
- 01
The Alienist
Caleb Carr · 1994
A gaslit descent into the darkest corners of the human mind and the grimy, opulent streets of Gilded Age New York.
- 02
Stalking Jack the Ripper
Kerri Maniscalco
A fog-drenched, blood-spattered romp through Victorian London that balances gruesome forensic science with swoony romantic banter.
- 03
A darkness more than night
Michael Connelly
A tense, shadow-drenched procedural where two brilliant minds collide in the murky moral depths of Los Angeles.
- 04
Hunting Prince Dracula
Kerri Maniscalco
A delightfully macabre romp through a gothic Romanian castle, fueled by forensic science and crackling romantic tension.
- 05
Kiss the Girls
James Patterson · 1995
A relentless, terrifying cat-and-mouse game that drags you into the darkest corners of the criminal mind at breakneck speed.
- 06
The Midnight Club
James Patterson · 1989
A gritty, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse fueled by personal vendettas and relentless adrenaline.
- 07
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
An intoxicating descent into the dark, obsessive underbelly of elite academia, where beauty and terror are inextricably linked.
- 08
Dance of death
Douglas Preston
A breathless, gothic-tinged game of cat-and-mouse between two brilliant minds bound by blood and hatred.
- 09
The Hellfire Club
Peter Straub
A dread-soaked descent into paranoia where literary obsessions manifest as real-world terror.
- 10
I'm watching you
Karen Rose
A dread-soaked thriller where unseen obsession escalates into terrifying violence.
- 11
The Face of Fear
Brian Coffey · 1985
A claustrophobic, adrenaline-fueled descent into a high-rise nightmare where the hunter and the hunted are trapped together.
- 12
The hypnotist
Lars Kepler
A frigid, adrenaline-fueled descent into the darkest corners of the human mind, where memory is the most dangerous weapon.
