{"product_id":"a-death-in-vienna-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Tallis\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and clinical psychologist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVienna Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vienna Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFatal Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVienna Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as five works of nonfiction and two previous novels, \u003ci\u003eKilling Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSensing Others\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a recipient of a Writers' Award from the Arts Council of Great Britain and in 2000 he won the New London Writers' Award (London Arts Board). His books have been shortlisted for both the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award and for the Edgar award. Tallis lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725342609682,"sku":"9780802123381","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96c86088-f6f8-47f7-8b7a-749a8edd4cf3.jpg?v=1734826312","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-death-in-vienna-9780802123381","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}