In 1896, a serial killer targets boys who work as prostitutes in the seedy parts of New York City. A controversial psychiatrist, then called an alienist, and a reporter gather an investigative team in order to identify the killer through the usage of scientific methods like forensics and an early form of profiling. I actually thought that I’d like this more because on the surface it has all the ingredients that I usually enjoy, like a well-researched historical background, cameos by a parade of historical […]
At the Heart of a Monster
The Alienist by Caleb Carr