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Carr, Caleb, 1955-

The alienist / - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c1994. - 496 p. ; 25 cm.

The hunt for a serial killer in the 1800s in New York by Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, using the new science of forensic psychology. As with so many new sciences this one is ridiculed by law enforcement and civic leaders alike.

ISBN: 0679417796 : $22.00

LCCN: 93032766

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Serial murders--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Detective and mystery stories.
Historical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3553.A76277 / A44 1994

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54