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The alienist / Caleb Carr.

Carr, Caleb, 1955- (Author).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 0679417796
  • ISBN: 9780679417798
  • ISBN: 0553572997
  • ISBN: 9780553572995
  • ISBN: 0812976142
  • ISBN: 9780812976144
  • ISBN: 9780525510277
  • ISBN: 0525510273
  • Physical Description: 496 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, ©1994.

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