Worse Angels

By: Laird Barron

Narrated by: William DeMeritt

Ex-mob enforcer-turned-private investigator Isaiah Coleridge pits himself against a rich and powerful foe when he digs into a possible murder and a sketchy real-estate deal worth billions.

Ex-majordomo and bodyguard to an industrial tycoon-cum-U.S. senator, Badja Adeyemi is in hiding and shortly on his way to either a jail cell or a grave, depending on who finds him first. In his final days as a free man, he hires Isaiah Coleridge to tie up a loose end: the suspicious death of his nephew four years earlier. At the time police declared it an accident, and Adeyemi isn't sure it wasn't, but one final look may bring his sister peace.

So it is that Coleridge and his investigative partner, Lionel Robard, find themselves in the upper reaches of New York State, in a tiny town that is home to outsized secrets and an unnerving cabal of locals who are protecting them. At the epicenter of it all is the site of a stalled supercollider project, an immense subterranean construction that may have an even deeper, more insidious purpose. . . .

Critic reviews

"Intricate and deftly written."--BookPage

"The writing is as fresh as always...Fast-paced, atmospheric, and dark enough to satisfy fans of Barron’s previous work in horror, Worse Angels is a crime thriller with a heart full of black magic; a meaty novel full of creepy moments in which the threat of violence is constant."--Criminal Element

“Great plot, but the true treasure is Barron's astoundingly wonderful and distinctive prose style. His descriptions and dialogue are sublime and, overall, he's a beautiful, witty writer whose allusions to or forays into philosophy, archaeology, science and history are enough to make the reader smile with delight.”--The Day

Outstanding Story!

This is a fabulous story. The narrator was excellent. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

coyotes

Laird Barron you better give me more of Isiah. this series is legit hands down one of my fav and I blew through all three.

every single book in this series is amazing.

Laird Barron had to be the best author I have ever read. This series really just keeps getting better and better. I love how the author is starting to lean into his horror roots. 11/10

Barron knocks it out of the park, 3 for 3

Once again Barron has succeeded in creating a satisfying thriller around his lovable Thinking Man's Thug with a Heart of Gold, Isaiah Coleridge. Avid Barronites will delight in familiar names and shapes, while the purely hard-boiled crowd will be sure to savor Coleridge's aphorism adorned contemplative detective work.


Reprising his role of Isaiah is narrator William DeMeritt, whose deep voice and measured cadence add an inimitable dimension of personality and charisma that I would loathe to ever see divorced from these productions. DeMeritt fits Isaiah the way Kevin Conroy fits Batman. Frankly, brilliant.


5/5 can't wait for the next one

need more

great as always. vary much hope this series continues. laird barron knocked it out of the park again