Sinister, cruel, shocking, the Black Angel rushes over the dark, crime-ridden New York. Amusing himself with daring kidnappings and heartbreaking murders, he plays a wild, bloody game with shuddering victims. Evil has found its face, escaping from the hellish abyss to reveal the monstrous secret of ancient times... Neither breathe nor look away. Page after page, and the icy grip of fear tightens more and more. Night after night, and the kingdom of fallen angels closes the iron shackles of revenge and sin over the city. Investigating the case of the disappearance of Alice Temple, detective Charlie Parker once again finds himself at the forefront of the struggle between light and shadow, good and evil.