A Death in Vienna (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802123381)

"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.


Author: Frank Tallis
ISBN-10: 0802123384
ISBN-13: 9780802123381
Publisher: Grove Press
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2015
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.30d