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"I feel horribly vindicated. Three thousand people died who didn't have to die." -- Caleb Carr
Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American novelist and military historian. The son of Lucien Carr, a former UPI editor and a key Beat generation figure, he was born in Manhattan and lived for much of his life on the Lower East Side. He attended Kenyon College and New York University, earning a B.A. in military and diplomatic history. He writes frequently on military and political affairs and was a contributing editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History until 2008.

Carr is author of the novels The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, Casing the Promised Land, Killing Time, The Italian Secretary, and the nonfiction books The Devil Soldier, a biography of 19-century American mercenary Frederick Townsend Ward, and The Lessons of Terror. Many of his novels are set in the Gilded Age or Victorian times; The Italian Secretary was an authorized Sherlock Holmes mystery.

Carr has written plays and movie screenplays, one of which, Bad Attitudes was made into a TV movie in 1991. He was one of the contributing screenwriters for the film prequel to The Exorcist, released as The Beginning, for which he received a shared story credit. He also received a shared screenplay credit on Prequel to the Exorcist, which received high praise from William Peter Blatty (the author/screenwriter of The Exorcist). In television, he appears on the PBS program American Experience as a guest commentator/narrator, such as on the episode of the NYC subway system, "New York Underground".

Carr taught three semesters of military history at Bard College as a Visiting Professor. He was also a close friend and confidant of historian James Chace, with whom he collaborated on America Invulnerable: The Quest for Absolute Security from 1812 to Star Wars.

He currently resides in upstate New York on a farm estate called "Misery Mountain" in the town of Berlin, New York, in Rensselaer County. Carr ran as a Democrat for the Rensselaer County Legislature in 2005 but came in fourth of four candidates.

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Total Books: 120
The Angel of Darkness A Novel
2018 - The Angel of Darkness a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345425317
ISBN-10: 0345425316
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

El alienista / The Alienist
2018 - El Alienista / the Alienist [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781947783188
ISBN-10: 1947783181
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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The Alienist
2018 - The Alienist (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781508257332
ISBN-10: 1508257337
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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The Alienist  A Novel
2017 - The Alienist a Novel [TNT Tie-in Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780525510277
ISBN-10: 0525510273
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2

Surrender New York
2017 - Surrender New York (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780399591556
ISBN-10: 0399591559
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Alienista El
2014 - Alienista El [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9788498728965
ISBN-10: 8498728967
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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La leyenda de Broken
2013 - La Leyenda De Broken [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788466652940
ISBN-10: 8466652949
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Legend of Broken
2013 - The Legend of Broken (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780812984521
ISBN-10: 0812984528
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 1.8/5 Stars.
 3

The Angel of Darkness
2011 - The Angel of Darkness [Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Bk 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780751547276
ISBN-10: 0751547271
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 4

The Italian Secretary
2009 - The Italian Secretary (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781567319774
ISBN-10: 1567319777
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 5

The Italian Secretary A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
2009 - The Italian Secretary a Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312352042
ISBN-10: 0312352042
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 19

The Lessons of Terror A History of Warfare Against Civilians
2008 - The Lessons of Terror a History of Warfare Against Civilians (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781435297876
ISBN-10: 1435297873
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EL CASO DEL SECRETARIO ITALIANO
2007 - El Caso Del Secretario Italiano [Latrama - Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788466625883
ISBN-10: 8466625887
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Cold War A Military History
2006 - The Cold War a Military History (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780812967166
ISBN-10: 081296716X
Genre: History
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The Alienist
2006 - The Alienist (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780812976144
ISBN-10: 0812976142
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 84

The Italian Secretary
2006 - The Italian Secretary (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780312939137
ISBN-10: 0312939132
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 115

Das Blut der Schande
2006 - Das Blut Der Schande (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783453404571
ISBN-10: 3453404572
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Italian Secretary  Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
2006 - Italian Secretary Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780751537475
ISBN-10: 0751537470
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 2

secrtaire italien
2006 - Secrtaire Italien (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782258069114
ISBN-10: 2258069114
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The Italian Secretary  A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
The Italian Secretary
2005 - The Italian Secretary (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780743550031
ISBN-10: 074355003X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2

2005 - The Italian Secretary [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
2005 - The Italian Secretary [Sherlock Holmes] (Paperback)
2000 - El Alienista/the Alienist [Spanish Version] (Paperback)
1998 - The Angel of Darkness [Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Bk 2] (Paperback)
1997 - The Angel of Darkness [Laszlo Kreizler and John Schuyler Moore, Bk 2] (Hardcover)
1996 - Die Einkreisung [German Edition] (Paperback)
1995 - The Alienist [Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
1994 - The Alienist [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)Audio Cassette
1994 - The Alienist [Lazlo Kreizler & John Moore, Bk 1] (Hardcover)
El Soldado Del Diablo [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)