{"product_id":"a-death-in-vienna-frank-tallis-9780802123381","title":"A Death in Vienna","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing portrait of a legendary period as well as a brain teaser of startling perplexity\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the Vienna of Freud, Klimt, and Mahler, a time of unprecedented activity in the worlds of philosophy, science, and art, \u003ci\u003eA Death in Vienna\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegantly written novel, taut with suspense and rich in historical details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Tallis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802123384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802123381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Frank Tallis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051387810047,"sku":"9780802123381","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78e8bdc8-6f5d-4edc-9513-51981cb8194b.jpg?v=1685012795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-death-in-vienna-frank-tallis-9780802123381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}