Skip to main content
close
Font size options
Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.
Contrast options
Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.
image of book cover

Register to attend online 15 Seats Remaining

Pints & Private Eyes Book Discussion: The Alienist (Zoom)

by Caleb Carr

2025-05-01 19:00:00 2025-05-01 20:00:00 America/New_York Pints & Private Eyes Book Discussion: The Alienist (Zoom) Pints and Private Eyes is a book group for fans of noir, detective and crime fiction. This month we will be reading The Alienist. "A first-rate tale of crime and punishment that will keep readers guessing until the final pages" - Entertainment Weekly Virtual Branch - Zoom Room

Thursday, May 01
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-01 19:00:00 2025-05-01 20:00:00 America/New_York Pints & Private Eyes Book Discussion: The Alienist (Zoom) Pints and Private Eyes is a book group for fans of noir, detective and crime fiction. This month we will be reading The Alienist. "A first-rate tale of crime and punishment that will keep readers guessing until the final pages" - Entertainment Weekly Virtual Branch - Zoom Room

Virtual Branch

Zoom Room

Pints and Private Eyes is a book group for fans of noir, detective and crime fiction. This month we will be reading The Alienist. "A first-rate tale of crime and punishment that will keep readers guessing until the final pages" - Entertainment Weekly

From Goodreads:

"The year is 1896, the place, New York City. On a cold March night New York Times reporter John Schuyler Moore is summoned to the East River by his friend and former Harvard classmate Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a psychologist, or "alienist." On the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge, they view the horribly mutilated body of an adolescent boy, a prostitute from one of Manhattan's infamous brothels.

The newly appointed police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt, in a highly unorthodox move, enlists the two men in the murder investigation, counting on the reserved Kreizler's intellect and Moore's knowledge of New York's vast criminal underworld. They are joined by Sara Howard, a brave and determined woman who works as a secretary in the police department. Laboring in secret (for alienists, and the emerging discipline of psychology, are viewed by the public with skepticism at best), the unlikely team embarks on what is a revolutionary effort in criminology-- amassing a psychological profile of the man they're looking for based on the details of his crimes. Their dangerous quest takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who has killed before--and will kill again before the hunt is over."

Place your hold on THE ALIENIST today! 

For accessibility accommodations, please contact us at least 2 weeks before the event. 410-535-0291.

AGE GROUP: | Senior | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Events/Discussion |

TAGS: | Adults |

Virtual Branch

carrie.raines@calvertlibrary.info
Phone: (410) 535-0291

Hours
Mon, Mar 31 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 01 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 02 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Apr 03 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Apr 04 12:00PM to 5:00PM
Sat, Apr 05 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 06 Closed

About the branch

Imagine, explore and discover everything Calvert Library's Virtual Branch offers to our community. You will find events, information and fun!

Calvert Library website

Calvert Library Facebook

Calvert Library Twitter 

Calvert Library Instagram

Calvert Library YouTube

Upcoming events

Thu, Apr 03, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
If you're worried about AI, you're not alone. Hear from two of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI and learn what you need to know about AI and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products.This event is a Maryland Libraries Together online event.
Register

Thu, Apr 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom Room
Pints and Private Eyes is a book group for fans of noir, detective and crime fiction. This month we will be reading Gone Girl. "Gone Girl [is] a thriller with an insane twist and an insidiously realistic take on marriage" - New York Magazine

Tue, Apr 08, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Administración del Seguro Social provee protección para los trabajadores y sus familias. El programa provee ingreso mensual a las personas mayores de edad, los trabajadores que sufren de una incapacidad, niños con incapacidades y las familias en las que fallece un cónyuge o padre.
Register

Tue, Apr 08, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
The Social Security Administration provides protection for workers and their families. Programs provide monthly income to seniors, workers with a disability, children with disabilities, and families in which a spouse or parent has died. We invite you to this virtual presentation to learn about Medicare eligibility requirements, enrollment periods, the application process, and resources.
Register

Tue, Apr 15, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Zoom Room
Calvert Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Fri, Apr 18, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Looking for a writers' group? All writers and would-be writers are welcome to come for critique & camaraderie.

Tue, Apr 29, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
"Two half sisters, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising half-caste children who will be sent abroad to be educated in England before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the Empire.

Thu, May 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom Room
Pints and Private Eyes is a book group for fans of noir, detective and crime fiction. This month we will be reading The Alienist. "A first-rate tale of crime and punishment that will keep readers guessing until the final pages" - Entertainment Weekly