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Reissue of this ground-breaking historical whodunnit, in which 1890s New York is as much a character as the investigators

About the Author

Caleb Carr was born in New England in 1951 and now lives in New York. He was a military historian, teaching at Columbia, before the success of his first novel enabled him to become a full-time writer.

Reviews

"You can smell the fear in the air." --"The New York Times"
"Gripping, atmospheric, intelligent, and entertaining." --"USA Today" "From the Paperback edition."