The Alienist

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Caleb Carr

THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SENSATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EBOOKNow a major Netflix series starring Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning and Daniel BrühlOver 3 million copies sold worldwide108,000 Goodreads ratings For fans of Mindhunter and Sherlock Holmes************************ New York City, 1896. Hypocrisy in high places is rife, police corruption commonplace, and a brutal killer is terrorising young male prostitutes. Forensics and psychological profiling are still in their infancy, but as the body count rises, Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt calls on eminent psychologist or 'alienist', Dr Laszlo Kreizler and crime reporter John Schuyler Moore to trial these new methods.Kreizler, Moore and their team must venture to the darkest corners of New York - and the human mind - to catch the sadistic killer before they strike again.************************Praise for The Alienist'The Alienist isn't only an ingenious thriller. Carr brings enormous gusto to his portrait of old New York' Independent'Gripping, atmospheric, intelligent, and entertaining'USA Today'Richly atmospheric . . . You can smell the fear in the air' New York Times

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Whodunit

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Author

Caleb Carr

Pages

544

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

Published Date

2017-08-24

ISBN

1473660920 9781473660922

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"I love this rich and colorful historical novel. A varied group of men and women join forces with “alienist” Dr Kreisler to stop the brutal killings of young boys in tenements and pleasure houses of 1890s NYC. Author Caleb Carr, who died of cancer in May 2024, described this book as a “whydunnit.” The new worlds of psychology, medical science and forensics combine to imagine, predict and ultimately halt the murders as the team zeroes in on a brutally broken man whose early abuses ultimately shaped the killer he became. Carr vividly recreates 1890s New York City — life centers on lower Manhattan, horse carriages and trams are the primary vehicles, the Croton Reservoir appears in the prime NYC location now occupied by NY Public Library and Delmonico’s at the bottom of Manhattan is the premier restaurant. Excellent story, detailed research, well-drawn characters. Second reading since I devoured the hard cover in 1994. Book club read."

Diane Morello

"Loved thisssss!! A good mystery about a pretty insane spree of killings and they use psychology to help profile the killer. Keeps you guessing the whole time"

Glen Schum

"Long AF but the characters really grew on me. Gave me Sherlock Holmes in Old NYC. I liked the forensic history woven in. "

Jacqueline Boudreau

"This would have gotten 5 stars from me with a little more character development. I don't want to include any spoilers, but there was one situation in particular that fell flat for me because I wasn't invested in a character. Anxious to check out the TV adaptation to see how it compares."

Lauren

"Read the book, listened to audiobook and watched the series. All were great. "

Julie Linhart

"I remember picking this book up at the airport shop. I was running late to the gate but had to pick up a book for the long flight back home...and just picked up the first book I saw glad I did. I loved it...the time period, the grittiness..."