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Book Review of The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Bk 1)

The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Bk 1)
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History mixed with mystery, it is the story of the hunt for a serial killer in turn-of-the-century New York City. In rich detail you are taken to another place and time, a different way of approaching crime, before DNA and computers and fingerprint databases. Psychology and resulting profiles are looked upon with skepticism. But a team of farsighted invesigators break new ground and work frantically to catch the killer before he strikes again.

In my top 25 of all-time favorite books.