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The Alienist

Written by: Caleb Carr
Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
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New York, 1896: Reporter John Moore is summoned to the East River by his friend, psychiatrist Laszlo Kreizler, a brilliant pioneer in the new and much-maligned study of society's "alienated" mentally ill. At the river, Moore and Kreizler view the horribly mutilated body of a young male prostitute from one of Manhattan's infamous brothels. Supervised by the police commissioner, the newsman and his "alienist" mentor embark on a revolutionary attempt to identify the killer by assembling his psychological profile. Their dangerous quest takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who has killed before...and will kill again.

©1994 Caleb Carr, All Rights Reserved (P)1994 Simon & Schuster Inc., All Rights Reserved Genre Fiction Historical Horror Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scary New York
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Fabulous piece of literature, so descriptive it played in my mind, I could envision it just as I did on Netflix!

Couldn’t put it down!

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I didn't realize this was an abridged version when I bought it. It was hard to follow the story with so much cut out.

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umm i started the book in paper copy (random house) and after the book was due back i decided to get the audiobook to finish it. this audiobook is a short version and doesn't match the book version! they actually seem to CUT parts out!!!! what did i waste my money on?!

what the ?!

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