The Alienist

Synopsis: 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 pag es."--Entertainment Weekly "Caleb Carr's rich period thriller takes us back to the moment in history w hen the modern idea of the serial killer became available to us."--The Detr oit News When The Alienist was first published in 1994, it was a major phenomenon, s pending six months on the New York Times bestseller list, receiving critica l 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 Mo ore is summoned by his friend Dr. Laszlo Kreizler--a psychologist, or "alie nist"--to view the horribly mutilated body of an adolescent boy abandoned o n the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge. From there the two embark on a revolu tionary effort in criminology: creating a psychological profile of the perp etrator based on the details of his crimes. Their dangerous quest takes the m 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 conju res up Gilded Age New York, with its tenements and mansions, corrupt cops a nd 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 m ade, could have unexpected and fatal consequences. Praise for The Alienist "[A] delicious premise . . . Its settings and characterizations are much.

Product Info

ISBN: 0812976142

ISBN-13: 9780812976144

Publisher: Random House Trade

Year: 2006

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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