Description
In the gaslit streets of 1896 New York City, a revolutionary team assembles to hunt a cunning serial killer. A determined newspaper reporter and a pioneering psychologist, known as an alienist, delve into the darkest corners of the human psyche to profile a murderer whose brutality shocks the city. Their investigation, a groundbreaking application of early criminology, uncovers a chilling portrait of a disturbed mind amidst the opulence and squalor of the Gilded Age. As they race against time, they confront not only a dangerous killer but also the rigid societal beliefs of an era on the cusp of understanding true crime.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published Oct 24, 2006
513 pages
ISBN: 9780812976144
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Details
First Published
1994
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Alienist by Caleb Carr.