The Alienist
number 1 in series
$26.40
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2011
Summary
Shadows of Gilded Age New York: An Alienist’s Pursuit
New York City, 1896. Hypocrisy reigns in high places, police corruption is commonplace, and a brutal killer terrorizes young male prostitutes.
Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt faces a daunting challenge: psychological profiling of murderers is in its infancy, struggling against prejudice that prefers the mentally ill—and the ‘alienists’ who treat them—out of sight and mind.
As the body count rises, Roosevelt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751547221 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751547220 |
| Series: | Laszlo Kreizler & John Schuyler Moore |
| Author: | Caleb Carr |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 366g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 199mm x 34mm |
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“You can smell the fear in the air.” –“The New York Times” “Gripping, atmospheric, intelligent, and entertaining.” –“USA Today”
“From the Paperback edition.”
About The Author
Caleb Carr
Caleb Carr was born in New England in 1951 and now lives in New York. He was a military historian, teaching at Columbia, before the success of his first novel enabled him to become a full-time writer.
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