This page contains information about the history of 17th Street and the owner of the site.
My name is Kimberley, or Kim, and I am the owner of 17thstreet.net. I first opened 17th Street on the 31st of December, 2005 with the intention of providing interested readers with everything they could ever want to know about Caleb Carr's Alienist books in one place. Of course, there is still a long way to go before I could possibly say that aim has been achieved but, as the saying goes, half the fun is getting there!
I was introduced to the Alienist books by a friend a couple of years after they were first published. As I have always had a love of history, an interest in true crime, and was studying to become a psychologist at the time, it is hardly surprising that I enjoyed them immensely. However, I also enjoy learning more about the "world" of my favourite books, and, upon discovering that there didn't appear to be a resource containing this sort of information about the novels already, the idea of putting one together became tantalising. It was not until many years later, however, that I actually had enough time on my hands to begin work on the never-ending website-in-progress that would become 17th Street.
If you wish to contact me about anything, you're welcome to do so via email or through the contact form. When emailing, please bear in mind that I may not be able to respond immediately but I am always happy to receive any questions you may have and would encourage you to submit feedback about the site.
Thanks for visiting!