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The Alienist

The Alienist

by Caleb Carr (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 1995

    $4.24

  • Used

    Paperback 1995

    $4.24

  • Used

    Hardcover 1994

    $13.42

  • New

    Paperback 2006

    $19.05
Synopsis

Some things never change. New York City, 1896. Hypocrisy in high places is rife, police corruption commonplace, and a brutal killer is terrorising young male prostitutes. Unfortunately for Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, the psychological profiling of murderers is a practice still in its infancy, struggling to make headway against the prejudices of those who prefer the mentally ill - and the 'alienists' who treat them - to be out of sight as well as out of mind. But as the body count rises, Roosevelt swallows his doubts and turns to the eminent alienist Dr Laszlo Kreizler to put a stop to the bloody murders - giving Kreizler a chance to take him further into the dark heart of criminality, and one step closer to death.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 534
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Sphere
Published: 12 Jan 1995
ISBN 10: 0751512958
ISBN 13: 9780751512953

Media Reviews
'Carr's stylish tale is brilliantly researched and written with commanding elegance and supreme confidence.' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'a vivid picture of fin-de-siecle New York.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'This first novel, superbly written and transfixingly gripping, is an extraordinary achievement.' SCOTSMAN 'Superb. Too good to leave on a beach.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
Author Bio
Caleb Carr is a renowned military historian and author of the seminal history of terrorism: THE LESSONS OF TERROR. He is also author of the sequel to THE ALIENIST, THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS, and the futuristic KILLING TIME. He lives in New York.