{"product_id":"books-a-death-in-vienna-by-frank-tallis","title":"A Death in Vienna","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn 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","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673285615889,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780802118158.jpg?v=1781524687","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-a-death-in-vienna-by-frank-tallis","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}