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Book Review of The Alienist

The Alienist
The Alienist
Author: Caleb Carr
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
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A haunting book, combining historical fiction, early forensic science and criminal profiling as the hunt for a serial killer takes place in New York City in the early 1900s. Teddy Roosevelt is the police commissioner, one of the great characters Carr develops. This is a favorite of mine, one of the few I've kept and reread.