Has Anyone here ever read The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr

[romantico]

Huge Sherlock Holmes fan and just heard about the book. Amazon give it mixed reviews. Anyone read it? If so, Would love to hear a review.

[IcyPeas]

1. Interested to hear also.

Absolutely LOVED The Alienist -- his descriptions of the history of the time was fantastic, he really put you right back there, smells and all. I'll have to go look at the reviews now. thx.

[romantico]

2. I'm

I'm just getting into him but I heard that was an excellent book!

[IcyPeas]

3. yes. it is.. pick it up....

you won't put it down. Whether you are a history buff or a historical fiction buff you won't be disappointed. His descriptions of the streets of New York city at the time are incredible and full of real history. I lived in ny from 1960 to 1991, so I could "slightly" imagine what he was describing. He is known to be a historian so he knows of what he writes. The newly discovered science of "fingerprinting" is just fascinating!