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â[An] elegant historical mystery . . . stylishly presented and intelligently resolvedâ set at the dawn of psychoanalysis (The New York Times Book Review).  In Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, Max Liebermann, a contemporary of Sigmund Freudâs, 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 âhystericalâ patients has meaning and reveals some hidden truth. When beautiful medium Charlotte Löwenstein dies under extraordinary circumstances, Maxâs good friend, Detective Oskar Rheinhardt, calls for his expert assistance. Her body has been found in a room that can only be locked from the inside. Sheâs been shot through the heart, but thereâs no gun and absolutely no trace of a bullet. All signs point to a supernatural killer, but Liebermann the scientist is not so easily convinced. Especially when one of Charlotteâs clients is also found in a locked roomâthis time bludgeoned to death.  Unfolding in the Vienna of Klimt and Mahler, a time of unprecedented activity in the worlds of philosophy, science, and art, A Death in Vienna is âan engrossing portrait of a legendary period as well as a brain teaser of startling perplexityâ (Chicago Tribune). |
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