# The Alienist - Paperback

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by **Caleb Carr** (Author)

****_NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER - NOW A TNT ORIGINAL SERIES -** "A first-rate tale of crime and punishment that will keep readers guessing until the final pages."--_Entertainment Weekly_**

**"Caleb Carr's rich period thriller takes us back to the moment in history when the modern idea of the serial killer became available to us."--_The Detroit News_**

When _The Alienist_ was first published in 1994, it was a major phenomenon, spending six months on the _New York Times_ bestseller list, receiving critical acclaim, and selling millions of copies. This modern classic continues to be a touchstone of historical suspense fiction for readers everywhere.

The year is 1896. The city is New York. Newspaper reporter John Schuyler Moore is summoned by his friend Dr. Laszlo Kreizler--a psychologist, or "alienist"--to view the horribly mutilated body of an adolescent boy abandoned on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge. From there the two embark on a revolutionary effort in criminology: creating a psychological profile of the perpetrator based on the details of his crimes. Their dangerous quest takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who will kill again before their hunt is over.

Fast-paced and riveting, infused with historical detail, _The Alienist_ conjures up Gilded Age New York, with its tenements and mansions, corrupt cops and flamboyant gangsters, shining opera houses and seamy gin mills. It is an age in which questioning society's belief that all killers are born, not made, could have unexpected and fatal consequences.

**Praise for _The Alienist_**

"\[A\] delicious premise . . . Its settings and characterizations are much more sophisticated than the run-of-the-mill thrillers that line the shelves in bookstores."**\--_The Washington Post Book World_**

"Mesmerizing."**\--_Detroit Free Press_**

"The method of the hunt and the disparate team of hunters lift the tale beyond the level of a good thriller--way beyond. . . . A remarkable combination of historical novel and psychological thriller."**\--_The Buffalo News_**

"Engrossing."**\--_Newsweek_**

"Gripping, atmospheric . . . intelligent and entertaining."**\--_USA Today_**

"A high-spirited, charged-up and unfailingly smart thriller."**\--_Los Angeles Times_**

"Keeps readers turning pages well past their bedtime."**\--_San Francisco Chronicle_**

### Author Biography

**Caleb Carr** is the critically acclaimed author of _The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, The Lessons of Terror, Killing Time, The Devil Soldier, The Italian Secretary, The Legend of Broken,_ and _Surrender, New York_. He has taught military history at Bard College, and worked extensively in film, television, and the theater. His military and political writings have appeared in numerous magazines and periodicals, among them _The Washington Post, The New York Times,_ and_The Wall Street Journal_. He lives in upstate New York.

**Number of Pages:** 512

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** October 24, 2006

## Details

- **Price:** 27.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Historical, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Suspense, Thrillers

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