The alienist meets dracula in this gripping, gothic-horror thriller from young uk phenom Chris Wooding. Thaniel, just seventeen, is a wych-hunter. Together, he and cathaline--his friend and mentor--track down the fearful...The alienist meets dracula in this gripping, gothic-horror thriller from young uk phenom Chris Wooding. Thaniel, just seventeen, is a wych-hunter. Together, he and cathaline--his friend and mentor--track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the old quarter of London.