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The Alienist

Author:
Caleb Carr
Read by:
George Guidall
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Ratings
Book
81
Narrator
29
Release Date
November 6, 2012
Duration
20 hours 4 minutes
Summary
A new breed of evil in Old New York

New York, 1886: Lower Manhattan's underworld is ruled by a new generation of cold-blooded criminals...Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt battles widespread corruption within the department's ranks...and a shockingly brutal murder sets off an investigation that could change crime-fighting forever.

In the middle of a wintry March night, New York Times reporter John Moore is summoned to the East River by his friend Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a brilliant pioneer in the new and much-maligned discipline of psychology, the emerging study of society's 'alienated' mentally ill. There they view the horribly mutilated body of a young boy, a prostitute from one of Manhattan's infamous brothels. Supervised by Commissioner Roosevelt, the newsman and his 'alienist' mentor embark on a revolutionary attempt to identify the killer by assembling his psychological profile -- a dangerous quest that takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who has killed before...and will kill again before the hunt is over.

As rich in vivid period ambience as Ragtime and Time and Again, and as relentlessly suspenseful as Red Dragon or The Silence of the Lambs, The Alienist will take you to a New York that no longer exists -- to confront an evil of timeless savagery.
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Profile Avatar Susan P. Aug 2025

it was okay.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2024

I like books Miss Howard better than tv

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jul 2024

Story cuts like a knife. The lovely thing about it is the ease of dialogue. I know another writer who has that gift and it makes all the difference in how the story flows and how the quality sticks to your ribs and your mind. I was also very impressed with the skill the narrator infused in the reading. This narrator was better than up to the job, he could change voices like a pro figure skater switches from one set of jumps to another, making it look or rather sound easy. Bravo to all!

Profile Avatar Ursula Berliner Nov 2020

This book is an INCREDIBLE read!!

Profile Avatar Kim L. May 2018

Inyemse and surprising. Loved it as well as movie.

Profile Avatar Rhonda F Jan 2018

I thought that the narrator spoke to fast a lot of it could not understand

Profile Avatar Sally M Dec 2017

Overall, I enjoyed the story, the plot, and the action. There were times, though, I would lose interest due to the detail of places and things that, while interesting, were irrelevant to the story. I'm glad it had such historical detail, but felt the unnecessary parts made the story drag in places.

Profile Avatar Kyle S Aug 2017

A terrific read. Amazing use of fact and fiction combination to crested a thrilling mystery and an awesome appreciation for the psychological genius behind criminal profiling!

Profile Avatar Kevin Kent Feb 2017

We'll written story. The story line a little unnerving with the life of immigrants in 1800's. Guidall is a great narrater

Profile Avatar Amy Tracy Apr 2016

Overall brilliantly written and read page turner! Absolutely recommend this crime/mystery novel.

Profile Avatar Andaika Jeannoel Mar 2016

Loved every minute of it... My first audio book and I was transported to NY in the 1800's... I wish I could listen to it all over again for the first time

The Alienist

The Alienist

Author: Caleb Carr
Read by: George Guidall
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