Caleb Carr was born in New York. He studied at Kenyon College, Ohio where he obtained a history degree. He contributed to World Policy Journal, the New York Times, and Military History Quarterly. He published his first novel Casing the Promised Land in 1980. The novel was followed by two nonfiction books. In 1994, he published his first thriller novel. He is the creator of 'Dr. Laszlo Kreizler', a pioneer in forensic psychiatry. Visit also this site.