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'''''The Alienist''''', written by Caleb Carr, is a 1994 novel which features the story of the search for a serial killer in [[New York City]] in 1896. The killer is targeting a very specific, marginalized segment of the population. An investigative team is brought together to find the killer. The members of team include: a 19th-century psychologist and by extension his household employees, a journalist who is also the narrator, two detectives from the NYPD and the first woman to be employed by the NYPD. The novel follows their investigation into the mind of a killer. |
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A second book by Carr, ''The Angel of Darkness'' (1997), follows the team as they search for another serial killer. |
A second book by Carr, ''The Angel of Darkness'' (1997), follows the team as they search for another serial killer. |
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* [[Harmful to Minors]]: Very harmful to some minors. |
* [[Harmful to Minors]]: Very harmful to some minors. |
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* [[The Heart]]: Mary Palmer. Oh oh oh, Mary Palmer. |
* [[The Heart]]: Mary Palmer. Oh oh oh, Mary Palmer. |
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* [[Historical Domain Character]]s: [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and J.P. Morgan, for starters. |
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Kreizler suffers this after {{spoiler|Mary}} dies. |
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Kreizler suffers this after {{spoiler|Mary}} dies. |
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* [[Ignored Expert]]: Dr. Laslow Kreitzler. |
* [[Ignored Expert]]: Dr. Laslow Kreitzler. |