In 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.
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..
All signs point to a supernatural killer, but Liebermann the scientist is not so easily convinced.
On a table lies a suicide note, claiming that there is such a thing as forbidden knowledge.
Her body has been shot, but there\'s no gun and absolutely no trace of a bullet.
The medium\'s body has been found in a room that can only be locked from the inside.
When a mysterious and beautiful medium dies under extraordinary circumstances, Max\'s good friend, Detective Oskar Rheinhardt, calls for his expert assistance.
Every dream, inflection, or slip of tongue in his hysterical patients has meaning and reveals some hidden truth.
In 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