| A Death in Vienna Contributor(s): Tallis, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802123384 ISBN-13: 9780802123381 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An engrossing portrait of a legendary period as well as a brain teaser of startling perplexity --Chicago TribuneIn Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, Max Liebermann is at the forefront of psychoanalysis, practicing the controversial new science with all the skill of a master detective. Every dream, inflection, or slip of tongue in his "hysterical" patients has meaning and reveals some hidden truth. When a mysterious and beautiful medium dies under extraordinary circumstances, Max's good friend, Detective Oskar Rheinhardt, calls for his expert assistance. The medium's body has been found in a room that can only be locked from the inside. Her body has been shot, but there's no gun and absolutely no trace of a bullet. On a table lies a suicide note, claiming that there is "such a thing as forbidden knowledge. All signs point to a supernatural killer, but Liebermann the scientist is not so easily convinced. Set in the Vienna of Freud, Klimt, and Mahler, a time of unprecedented activity in the worlds of philosophy, science, and art, A Death in Vienna is an elegantly written novel, taut with suspense and rich in historical details. |