The Alienist [TV tie in]
Author(s): Caleb Carr
The internationally bestselling historical thriller, now a major Netflix series starring Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning and Daniel Brühl.
Some things never change.
New York City, 1896. Hypocrisy in high places is rife, police corruption commonplace, and a brutal killer is terrorising young male prostitutes.
Unfortunately for Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, the psychological profiling of murderers is a practice still in its infancy, struggling to make headway against the prejudices of those who prefer the mentally ill - and the 'alienists' who treat them - to be out of sight as well as out of mind.
But as the body count rises, Roosevelt swallows his doubts and turns to the eminent alienist Dr Laszlo Kreizler to put a stop to the bloody murders - giving Kreizler a chance to take him further into the dark heart of criminality, and one step closer to death.
'An ingenious thriller'
Independent
'Gripping, atmospheric, intelligent, and entertaining'
USA Today
'Richly atmospheric . . . You can smell the fear'
New York Times
General Information
- :
- : Little Brown
- : Sphere
- : 0.372
- : 01 April 2018
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Caleb Carr
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 544
More About The Product
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fiction with a twist of history or history with a twist of fiction - these are my favourites and this one is no exception - I couldn't put the book down. If you haven't read it, pick it up today!
Alicia, The Book Grocer