Author
Caleb Carr
Birth Date
August 2, 1955
(68 Years)
Death Date
May 23, 2024
Associated Country
United States
Caleb Carr is an American novelist and historian known for his richly detailed historical thrillers and psychological crime fiction. He was born in New York City and comes from a literary family; his father, Lucien Carr, was associated with the Beat Generation. Before turning to fiction, he worked as a journalist and military historian.
Carr gained international acclaim with The Alienist (1994), a groundbreaking novel set in late 19th-century New York that combines historical detail with early criminal psychology. He followed it with The Angel of Darkness (1997) and later works such as The Italian Secretary (2005) and Surrender, New York (2016).
His writing is known for its atmospheric settings, meticulous research, and exploration of the human mind, particularly in the context of crime and violence. Carr is regarded as a leading figure in historical crime fiction, blending suspense with intellectual depth.
Carr gained international acclaim with The Alienist (1994), a groundbreaking novel set in late 19th-century New York that combines historical detail with early criminal psychology. He followed it with The Angel of Darkness (1997) and later works such as The Italian Secretary (2005) and Surrender, New York (2016).
His writing is known for its atmospheric settings, meticulous research, and exploration of the human mind, particularly in the context of crime and violence. Carr is regarded as a leading figure in historical crime fiction, blending suspense with intellectual depth.
Books
My Beloved Monster 2025
Caleb Carr lived with cats ever since he was a young boy. He grew up in a turbulent household – where famous Beat poets, artists and addicts came and went – and his steadiest companions were pets....
Dr. Lazlo Kreizler, Book 2
June 1897. A year has passed since Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a pioneer in forensic psychiatry, tracked down the brutal serial killer John Beecham with the help of a team of trusted companions and a...
Surrender, New York 2016
In the quiet town of Surrender, New York, nothing is as peaceful as it seems. When a series of disturbing child disappearances and deaths begins to surface, suspicion and fear ripple through the...
The Legend of Broken 2013
Some years ago, a remarkable manuscript long rumored to exist was discovered: The Legend of Broken. It tells of a prosperous fortress city where order reigns at the point of a sword—even as scheming...
When Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are summoned to investigate a mysterious death at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh, the case arrives through an unusual channel—Holmes’s influential brother,...
The Alienist 2006
Dr. Lazlo Kreizler, Book 1
The year is 1896. The city is New York. Newspaper reporter John Schuyler Moore is summoned by his friend Dr. Laszlo Kreizler—a psychologist, or “alienist”—to view the horribly mutilated body of an...
Military historian Caleb Carr’s groundbreaking work anticipated America’s current debates on preemptive military action against terrorist sponsor states, reorganization of the American intelligence...
Killing Time 2000
Meet Dr. Gideon Wolfe, expert criminologist of the new millenium. A professor at New York's John Jay University in the year 2023, he lives in an era that has seen plague, a global economic crash, and...
The Devil Soldier 1995
With the same flair for history and narrative that distinguished his bestseller, The Alienist, Caleb Carr tells the incredible story of Frederick Townsend Ward, the American mercenary who fought for...