Scarlet Women

By J.D. Christilian

Book Overview

At first, it seems like a routine homicide when a young prostitute is found murdered on New York's Lower East Side. But for a private investigator on the trail of the killer, this crime is merely the tip of the iceberg--and a city's dark underbelly of graft, corruption, blackmail, and murder is exposed in all its deadly glory. Fine.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556114753
• ISBN13: 9781556114755
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Caleb Carr imitation or is Christilian his pseudonym?

I do know that Christilian is not the real name of the author, as it reads on the cover "J.D. Christilian is the pseudoynm of an author of historical nonfiction and fiction, of succcessful screenplays, and international bestselling contemporary novels of suspense".Now look what the jacket of Caleb Carr's "Angel of Darkness" reads: "In addition to fiction, Mr. Carr writes frequently on military and political affairs and is a contributing editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History. His previous books include "The Alienist" and "The Devil Soldier". He also worked in television, film, and the theater". Sure it could be a coincidence, but it matches pretty close.Some might argue that the writing style is different and indeed it is, but as an author you can change that... "Scarlett Women" looks to me like a less intellectual more action-driven version of "The Alienist", playing in the same universe, with the same elements: corrupt authorities, pervert rich people, dirty violent city... Amazing, huh?Its a good book, not as good as "The Alienist", but its a good alternative if you think that "The Alienist" is too long or too complex. I am wondering if we will read more from "Christilian" one day :)

If you like Carr's Alienist, then you MUST read this book.

I wrote this review awhile back but never left me e-mail address on it. It should say something that I am still thinking about this book and I am still waiting for J. D. Christilian to write another. This book was fantastic.After reading Carr's Alienist and Prince of Darkness, I went on a hunt for similar content in books. The bookstore employee recommended this book and I can't thank her enough. In many ways, this book is more captivating than the Alienist and as another reviewer put it, much shorter and yet just as exciting.If you like period writings about New York City, want the excitment of your imagination going back to the 1800's and getting into the story as if you were tagging along with the characters, then this is a must read.

If you like Carr's Alienist, then you MUST read this book.

After reading Carr's Alienist and Prince of Darkness, I went on a hunt for similar content in books. The bookstore employee recommended this book and I can't thank her enough. In many ways, this book is more captivating than the Alienist and as another reviewer put it, much shorter and yet just as exciting.If you like period writings about New York City, want the excitment of your imagination going back to the 1800's and getting into the story as if you were tagging along with the characters, then this is a must read.

Better than "The Alienist"

After seeing the huge number of reviews for the books of Caleb Carr, I was surprised by the lack of reviews for "Scarlet Women". While I enjoyed "Alienist" allright, I enjoyed this one better. The story's got a bit more pizazz, and for those of you who felt the Alienist ran on a bit long, this one is half the length.