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  • I've read The Alienist, which is a superb but very dark mystery/thriller that takes place in NYC at the turn of the 20th century.

    Fall Book Sale Bonanza Julianne Douglas 2009

  • I also never mentioned that I didn't think The Alienist was a particularly good novel, for all that it was scrupulously researched.

    Truisms Walter Jon Williams 2007

  • I also never mentioned that I didn't think The Alienist was a particularly good novel, for all that it was scrupulously researched.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Walter Jon Williams 2007

  • The Alienist is a thriller set in New York City in the 1800s.

    Pajiba Dustin Rowles 2010

  • ** I think this is a reference to 'Alienist', which is what psychoanalysts were called in the 1920s.

    November 12th, 2006 dame_habonde 2006

  • Like The Dante Club and The Alienist, this clever, sophisticated, exceptionally enjoyable novel is written with the unstoppable narrative propulsion and stylistic flair of the very best historical thrillers.

    Heresy: Summary and book reviews of Heresy by S.J. Parris. 2010

  • A great deal of satisfaction came from putting a copy of Neville's the Eight, Wm Martins Back Bay, Carr's the Alienist in their hand and having them come back for more.

    picking up trash 2009

  • A great deal of satisfaction came from putting a copy of Neville's the Eight, Wm Martins Back Bay, Carr's the Alienist in their hand and having them come back for more.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • We got to talking, she told me about her book, and I said something along the lines of, "That sounds cool, kind of like Caleb Carr's The Alienist."

    Jason Pinter: Books Uncovered -- 5 New Releases You Should Check Out 2010

  • We got to talking, she told me about her book, and I said something along the lines of, "That sounds cool, kind of like Caleb Carr's The Alienist."

    Jason Pinter: Books Uncovered -- 5 New Releases You Should Check Out 2010

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