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AlienistSeries
series2 books1994
completed
Mystery & detective, set in 19th century and big city.
“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.”
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“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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“Rose is in her late 70s, living out her golden years at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home.”
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