It's the 'high-spirited, charged-up and unfailingly smart thriller' ( Los Angeles Times ) that proved Caleb Carr as a master at depicting the unsettling forces that tremble beneath everyday life, in what became a touchstone of historical suspense. Entertainment Weekly Caleb Carr’s rich period thriller takes us back to the moment in history when the modern idea of the serial killer became available to us. Part Arthur Conan Doyle, part The Silence of the Lambs, The Alienist conjures up Gilded Age Manhattan, with its tenements and mansions, corrupt cops and flamboyant gangsters, shining opera houses and seamy gin mills. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A TNT ORIGINAL SERIES A first-rate tale of crime and punishment that will keep readers guessing until the final pages.

The team's dangerous quest takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who will kill again before their hunt is over. Drawing inspiration from the works of popular mid-nineteenth century sensation novelist Wilkie Collins who frequently utilized multiple narrators to tell a single story, Mr. They're soon joined by Sara Howard, the first woman hired by the New York City Police Department. From there, the two embark on a revolutionary new effort in criminology: creating a psychological profile of the perpetrator based on the details of his crimes. Laszlo Kreizler-a psychologist, or 'alienist'-to view the horribly mutilated body of an adolescent boy abandoned on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge. Newspaper reporter John Schuyler Moore is summoned by his friend Dr.

The city is New York, and a serial killer is on the loose. He is also author of the sequel to THE ALIENIST, THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS, and the futuristic KILLING TIME. The worldwide bestselling modern classic is now available on CD for the first time at a great value-in time for the TNT original series starring Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning! The year is 1896.

The Alienist by Caleb Carr