I've read The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness, also by Mr. Carr, and Killing Time was a huge let down. Although some of the initial ideas were good, the plot was thin and could not hold my interest. The characters were not given as much depth, as in his first two novels, therefore, as a reader I could have cared less of what happened to them. All in all, this was a huge disappointment. Mr. Carr was presumably an outstanding author, which was evident with his first two novels, however, Killing Time contradicts that presumption.