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Metal Mick · 10-21-2010, 05:56 PM

Hi all,

Michael Crichton's (of Andromeda Strain fame) Great Train Robbery - sometimes referred-to as The First Great Train Robbery - hit the spot for me. It contains much in the way of explanation of attitudes and lifestyle for the era in which it is set - shortly after the advent of steam trains in England, during the Crimean War.

So too, Caleb Carr's The Alienist was a delight. Set in New York around the start of the 20th century, an "alienist" was what they now refer to as a forensic psychologist.

Both books are rich with a sense of place, and detail.

Cheers,

10-21-2010, 05:56 PM	#31
Metal Mick Addict Posts: 253 Karma: 2383254 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: The Book, PB 302, IQ	Hi all, Michael Crichton's (of Andromeda Strain fame) Great Train Robbery - sometimes referred-to as The First Great Train Robbery - hit the spot for me. It contains much in the way of explanation of attitudes and lifestyle for the era in which it is set - shortly after the advent of steam trains in England, during the Crimean War. So too, Caleb Carr's The Alienist was a delight. Set in New York around the start of the 20th century, an "alienist" was what they now refer to as a forensic psychologist. Both books are rich with a sense of place, and detail. Cheers,