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The Alienist
The Alienist is a novel from 1994 (ISBN 0-553-57299-7), written by Caleb Carr.
The book centers around the alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, of mixed Hungarian-/German origin, and his companions who attempt to resolve a case of serial murder of child prostitutes, using, for the time setting, modern methods including dactylography, pathology and a sort of pre-profiling.
It is set in 1896 New York and was inspired by the works of Wilkie Collins.
The sequel to this book is The Angel of Darkness.
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