The Alienist
By Caleb Carr
Read by George Guidall
The Laszlo Kreizler and John Schuyler Moore Series: Book 1
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A new breed of evil in Old New York New York, 1886: Lower Manhattan's underworld is ruled by a new generation of cold-blooded criminals...Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt battles widespread corruption within the department's ranks...and a shockingly brutal murder sets off an investigation that could change crime-fighting forever. In the middle of a wintry March night, New York Times reporter John Moore is summoned to the East River by his friend Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a brilliant pioneer in the new and much-maligned discipline of psychology, the emerging study of society's "alienated" mentally ill. There they view the horribly mutilated body of a young boy, a prostitute from one of Manhattan's infamous brothels. Supervised by Commissioner Roosevelt, the newsman and his "alienist" mentor embark on a revolutionary attempt to identify the killer by assembling his psychological profile -- a dangerous quest that takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who has killed before...and will kill again before the hunt is over. As rich in vivid period ambience as Ragtime and Time and Again, and as relentlessly suspenseful as Red Dragon or The Silence of the Lambs, The Alienist will take you to a New York that no longer exists -- to confront an evil of timeless savagery.
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Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel
A Crime Reads Pick of Best Historical Crime Novels Set during the Gilded Age
A USA Today bestseller
New York, 1886: Lower Manhattan's underworld is ruled by a new generation of cold-blooded criminals...Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt battles widespread corruption within the department's ranks...and a shockingly brutal murder sets off an investigation that could change crime-fighting forever.
In the middle of a wintry March night, New York Times reporter John Moore is summoned to the East River by his friend Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a brilliant pioneer in the new and much-maligned discipline of psychology, the emerging study of society's "alienated" mentally ill. There they view the horribly mutilated body of a young boy, a prostitute from one of Manhattan's infamous brothels. Supervised by Commissioner Roosevelt, the newsman and his "alienist" mentor embark on a revolutionary attempt to identify the killer by assembling his psychological profile -- a dangerous quest that takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who has killed before...and will kill again before the hunt is over.
As rich in vivid period ambience as Ragtime and Time and Again, and as relentlessly suspenseful as Red Dragon or The Silence of the Lambs, The Alienist will take you to a New York that no longer exists -- to confront an evil of timeless savagery.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Reviews
Reviews
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origins of forensic psychiatry
- Good psychological thriller. Excellent character development and depiction of New York during a grim period. The narrator is superb. Enjoyable even if the narrative wasn't as gripping as I had hoped.
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Epic
- This is a great book. The writing is excellent, the story is gripping and suspenseful, and the characters were all unique and believable. Parts of the book are very graphic—the killer they are chasing is a deranged human being—but it doesn't seem to be done just for shock value. It's part of the story. George Guidall does a good job with the narration, though he's not at all who I would have chosen. I had a younger-sounding voice imagined for Mr. Moore. Still, I can't wait to dive into the next book in the series.
Details
Details
Format: | Digital Download |
Available Formats : | Digital Download |
Category: | Fiction/Thrillers/Suspense |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Audio |
Runtime: | 19.98 |
ISBN: | 9781442361836 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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