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The Alienist

2 Ratings: 3.5

A book by Caleb Carr

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Author: Caleb Carr

Genre: Mystery & Thrillers

Publisher: Bantam

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review by mikedraper. October 30, 2011

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

"The alienist is no joke - He finds you cracked and leaves you broke." Keith Preston

In 1896, "New York Times" crime reporter, John Schuyler Moore, is urgently beckoned to the scene of a murder in the lower east side of New York. His friend Dr. Laslo Kreizler a psychologist (alienist) is there with their friend, police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt. They see that the body has been mutilated and dressed as a woman. Roosevelt tells them that this is the third such crime and that they haven't been publicized because the victims were poor and … more

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review by swmirsky. November 16, 2002

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Quite Respectable Historical Mystery

Throughout the first half I was convinced this book would only rate three amazon stars (I was planning to review it even while reading it!), since it was ponderous and somewhat poky in pace . . . and stuffed full of minutiae from late 19th century New York in ostentatious demonstration of the author's obviously extensive research. But, as I hit the half-way point, the book picked up and I finally began to become absorbed in the tale and its characters. While initially just interesting constructs, … more

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