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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
A crime novel with depth
By Gregory S. Buzwell
Vienna 1902, a place and time curiously at odds. On the one hand science and sophistication are taking the lead with the new theory of psychoanalysis replacing the previous, almost medieval, treatments for mental ailments, and cafe society reaching a pinnacle of erudition and elegance. On the other hand the older beliefs in spiritualism and magic still linger and hold a powerful fascination for many people. Into this curious mixture of the old and the new Inspector Rheinhardt finds himself confronted with the shooting of a very beautiful medium in a room that has been locked from the inside. Enlisting the help of Dr Max Liebermann, a young disciple of Freud, Rheinhardt sets out to solve the case.So far so good but what elevates this book way above anything like a "typical" crime novel is the attention to detail and the quality of the writing. Vienna itself becomes a character in the novel every bit as much as London, with its swirling fog and flickering gas lamps, does in the Sherlock Holmes stories. The dress, architecture, music and cafe society of the time are all beautifully described. Further, the characters from the likeable Max with his pretty but shallow fiance; Inspector Rheinhardt with his devotion to duty and his loving wife; the down-trodden Uberhorst with his almost fetishistic love of locks and keys and the disturbed English governess, Amelia Lydgate, with her burning desire to further her grandfather's work on the subject of blood and the human circulation, are all expertly drawn and given depth. Even Fraulein Lowenstein, the beautiful medium who never makes a living appearance in the novel, is retrospectively given a vivid history of crippling poverty and passionate love affairs: a beautiful and shrewd woman making the most of her looks before the inevitable passage of time takes them away from her. Not a victim, not a user, simply a human being trying to make the most of what she has.I bought this as my third choice in a "3 for 2" offer and it turned out to be my best buy of the three. It's excellent stuff and bodes well for any future novels in the series: beautifully written, excellent believable characters and a superb evocation of time and place. Fabulous stuff, and the mystery itself is a belter too!

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Mortal mischief review
By sarah
Mortal mischiefThis is an excellent book, I found it a bit like a small bowl of salty nuts, once I start it I could not stop reading until I had finished, and then when I had finished, I wanted to read more of the same kind. The story is set in Vienna at the time of Freud, and plot revolves around the "classical locked room murder" treated in an innovative and novel way. The victim, a beautiful medium, is found murdered in a way that leads her followers, and the public at large, attribute her death to the intervention of some supernatural power. The hero solves the murder with the aid of psychoanalytic techniques. The book is more than a good "who-done-it", the author, who is well known for his excellent books on psychology and psychoanalysis, presents the reader with a clear picture of the times and social settings out of which psychoanalysis evolved. There are makes many social observations on decedent Vienna and how people live there during Freud's time. One is also shown how at that time women were regarded inferior beings, silly hysterical creatures, which were prone to the strangest psychiatric illnesses. Additionally the book contains some beautifully drawn characters that are easily visualized because they are so well described. There is the hero Dr. Liebermann`s fiancé, the lovely, but shallow Claire: one of the victims customers, the vulgar fat and wealthy Cosima and, of course the victim herself, who is presented firstly and a bad character who gets her just deserves, but later as not only a murder victim, but also a victim of her times and social situation. Having enjoyed this book so much I just hope that it is the beginning of a series.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
evocative old-fashioned murder mystery
By Roman Clodia
This, for me, was like Agatha Christie in Vienna: lots of period detail in the coffee shops (the cakes are delicious!), the interest in seances and the supernatural, Egyptology, offset by Freud and the start of psychanalysis struggling with old-fashioned medicine and a disturbing hint of anti-semitism.The murder itself is set up as puzzling but kind of fizzles out a little as the story progresses; the characters are somewhat sterotyped and yet interesting (like vintage Christie). I found, however, that the sub-plot of the private life of Liebermann himself (should he marry the beautiful but shallow Clara or follow his attraction to the schizophrenic English governess with a scientific mind?) far more interesting than the murder.So overall a throw-back to a more old-fashioned mystery that is evocative, atmospheric and well-written, with flashes of both wit and humour.

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