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Included here is basic information about Dr. Laszlo Kreizler from the Alienist books. For Dr. Laszlo Kreizler’s character analysis, quotes made by Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, or character testimonials about Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, please use the menu.

Dr. Laszlo Kreizler Basic Information

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Name: Dr. Laszlo Kreizler
Birth Date: Approx. 1854
Birth Place: Europe; came to America as a young child when his parents fled persecution following the failed 1848 German Revolution.
Personality: Enigmatic, energetic, intelligent, kind, deep, determined, opinionated, emotionally distant, moralistic
Appearance:The Alienist, 28:

As usual, his suit and coat were black, and as often he was reading the music notices in the Times. His black eyes, so much like a large bird’s, flitted about the paper as he shifted from one foot to the other in sudden, quick movements. He held the Times in his right hand, and his left arm, underdeveloped as the result of a childhood injury, was pulled in close to his body. The left hand occasionally rose to swipe at his neatly tri
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The Alienist
1994 novel by Caleb Carr
For other uses, see alienism (disambiguation).
The Alienist is a crime novel by Caleb Carr first published in 1994 and is the first book in the Kreizler series. It takes place in New York City in 1896, and includes appearances by many famous figures of New York society in that era, including Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan. The story follows Roosevelt, then New York City police commissioner, and Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, as their investigative team attempts to solve gruesome murders through new methods including fingerprinting and psychology. The first murder victim investigated is a 13-year-old immigrant who has had his eyes removed, his genitals removed and stuffed in his mouth, and other injuries. The investigators deal with various interest groups that wish to maintain the status quo regarding the poor immigrant population in New York City. The sequel to the novel is The Angel of Darkness.^[1]
The book made best-sellers lists of Publishers Weekly and The New York Times the month it was published, and film rights to
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Kreizler series
Series of historical mystery novels by Caleb Carr
The Kreizler series is a series of historical mystery novels written by Caleb Carr, and published by Random House.
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The series' main character is the psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, who is assisted in his adventures by reporter John Schuyler Moore, policewoman Sara Howard and Stevie 'Stevepipe' Taggart. He is a child psychologist who is an early criminal profiler who tracks down serial killers. He works with Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt and encounters many other real-life people in the novels.
The Alienist and its sequel The Angel of Darkness are set at the end of the 19th century. The next book in the series Surrender, New York is set in 2016, but the main protagonist, Dr. Trajan Jones, is also a criminal psychologist, and is the world's leading expert on the life and work of Dr. Laszlo Kreizler.^[1]
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On April 11, 2016, Entertainment Weekly announced that Caleb Carr would write two new books,