Crime

1793 The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag Goodreads Link Originally published: 2017 My rating: 8 out of 10 Whispers of the Story  In 1793 Stockholm was consumed by paranoia and hushed conspiracy theories, shaping the daily lives of its inhabitants. Mickel Cardell, a disabled former soldier and former night watchman, comes across a …

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The Alienist by Caleb Carr Goodreads Link Originally published: 1994 My rating:  10 out of 10 Whispers of the Story  On a cold night in 1896, journalist John Moore is dragged from bed to witness the gruesome murder of a young boy, Georgio “Gloria” Santorelli, a cross-dressing child prostitute. With the help of alienist Dr. Laszlo …

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