The Alienist
by Caleb Carr
Taste attributes: crimehistoricalthrillerdetectiveslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA morally murky, layered crime novel: grounded and weighty. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
The year is 1896, the place, New York City. On a cold March night New York Times reporter John Schuyler Moore is summoned to the East River by his friend and former Harvard classmate Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a psychologist, or "alienist." On the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge, they view the horribly mutilated body of an adolescent boy, a prostitute from one of Manhattan's infamous brothels.
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- Caleb Carr
- Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 588
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