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`A serious, well-informed and interesting novel.' --Literary Review
`Frank Tallis manages to provide a wealth of convincing historical detail about Vienna, music and infancy of psychoanalysis in a way that provides period charm, and doesn't slow the story down...This instalment of the series maintains the high standard of the previous novels and was a high standard of the previous novels and was a highly enjoyable read.' --eurocrime.co.uk
`Costume drama at its best. The ethos of turn-of-the-century Vienna...is very seductive. Tallis has done his research to good effect, and it seems that the only really fictional element in the whole novel is the crime itself. The elegance of the highbrow conversations between the main characters is winning...All this makes for pleasant reading, while the descriptions of the elaborate good manners and old-fashioned moral code are soothing. And yet there is an edge to what might otherwise be cloying...luxuriously enjoyable.' --TLS
'Costume drama at its best. The ethos of turn-of-the-century Vienna... is very seductive. Tallis has done his research to good effect, and it seems that the only really fictional element in the whole novel is the crime itself. The elegance of the highbrow conversations between the main characters is winning... All this makes for pleasant reading, while the descriptions of the elaborate good manners and old-fashioned moral code are soothing...luxuriously enjoyable' --Times Literary Supplement
'This sixth Viennese mystery to feature the sleuthing double-act of detective Oskar Rheinhardt and psychoanalyst Max Liebermann should satisfy Frank Tallis's old admirers and seduce new ones' --The Independent
`Definitely a good read for men, and for anyone who enjoys naval adventures, or action and adventure. The plot is tight, and the book well written, well worth a read' --HNR Reviews
`With plenty of entertaining, intelligent dialogue and two subplots... this novel convinces with every word' --HNR Reviews
`Frank Tallis manages to provide a wealth of convincing historical detail about Vienna, music and infancy of psychoanalysis in a way that provides period charm, and doesn't slow the story down...This instalment of the series maintains the high standard of the previous novels and was a high standard of the previous novels and was a highly enjoyable read.' --eurocrime.co.uk
`Costume drama at its best. The ethos of turn-of-the-century Vienna...is very seductive. Tallis has done his research to good effect, and it seems that the only really fictional element in the whole novel is the crime itself. The elegance of the highbrow conversations between the main characters is winning...All this makes for pleasant reading, while the descriptions of the elaborate good manners and old-fashioned moral code are soothing. And yet there is an edge to what might otherwise be cloying...luxuriously enjoyable.' --TLS
'Costume drama at its best. The ethos of turn-of-the-century Vienna... is very seductive. Tallis has done his research to good effect, and it seems that the only really fictional element in the whole novel is the crime itself. The elegance of the highbrow conversations between the main characters is winning... All this makes for pleasant reading, while the descriptions of the elaborate good manners and old-fashioned moral code are soothing...luxuriously enjoyable' --Times Literary Supplement
'This sixth Viennese mystery to feature the sleuthing double-act of detective Oskar Rheinhardt and psychoanalyst Max Liebermann should satisfy Frank Tallis's old admirers and seduce new ones' --The Independent
`Definitely a good read for men, and for anyone who enjoys naval adventures, or action and adventure. The plot is tight, and the book well written, well worth a read' --HNR Reviews
`With plenty of entertaining, intelligent dialogue and two subplots... this novel convinces with every word' --HNR Reviews
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Vienna 1903. An operatic diva, Ida Rosenkrantz, is found dead in her luxurious villa. It appears that she has taken an overdose of morphine, but a broken rib, discovered during autopsy, suggests other and more sinister possibilities. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt seeks the assistance of his young friend, the psychoanalyst Dr. Max Liebermann, and they begin their inquiries at Vienna's majestic opera house, where its director, Gustav Mahler, is struggling to maintain a pure artistic vision while threatened on all sides by pompous bureaucrats, vainglorious singers, and a hostile press. When the demagogue Mayor of Vienna, Karl Lueger, becomes the prime suspect - with an election only months away - the Rosenkrantz case becomes politically explosive.
The trail leads Rheinhardt and Liebermann, via a social climbing professor of psychiatry, to the Hofburg palace and the mysterious Lord Marshal's office - a shadowy bureau that deals ruthlessly with enemies of the ageing Emperor Franz Josef. As the investigation proceeds, the investigators are placed in great personal danger, as corruption is exposed at the very highest levels. Meanwhile, Liebermann pursues two private obsessions: a coded message in a piece of piano music, and the alluring Englishwoman, Miss Amelia Lydgate. Romance and high drama coincide as the Habsburg Empire teeters on the edge of scandal and ruin.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Another celebration of turn of century Vienna by Tallis - as accomplished as the previous five
9 Jan 2011
Format:Paperback
Death And The Maiden is the sixth installment in Tallis' crime series taking place in turn of century (1901-1903) Vienna. Just like Deadly Communion and the previous volumes, the work focuses on a co-operation of Oskar Rheinhardt (a crime investigator) and his friend Max Liebermann, a young psychotherapist in solving murder cases in that melting pot that was Vienna at the time.
Again like previously, the cultural, intellectual and culinary qualities of that early metropolis are skillfully woven in to the crime story, mixing in real historical figures seamlessly into the fictional story. Tallis is known to perform quite in-depth research for his books and this one does not disappoint in this regard, either. Being a psychologist by training himself, he does an especially good job of vivdly painting the early developments in the field of psychoanalysis, centred around Freud and his coterie (where Max Liebermann is included for the purpose of the book).
The author is also very skillful in arousing quite a hunger in the reader - his descriptions of the culinary delights of the Viennese quisine will probably remain unsurpassed (I can also highly remain the cuisine, every bit as good as described).
As for the story, I have to say (having read the previous five books in close succession) that the year or so break from Deadly Communion was useful - if you read them all in a short time, some elements become a bit repetitive. With breaks inbetween one rediscovers the pleasure of an interesting crime story, embedded in that splendid description of the environment that Tallis so excells at. Contrary to Deadly Communion you will not get the villain's view presented in parallel to the investigation. As a 'new' element, Tallis allows some very important personalities of the time to assume more significant roles in his book (previously this was the case only with Freud), though.
Readers who have been following the series will also be interested in the developments of Liebermann's romantic life, with some unexpected developments.
The only reason for the lacking fifth star is that the author sticks to the established script too closely - after the third book, where the teaming of the lead characters was more than solidly established, one would hope for some more variations on the theme. As said earlier, this will be less of a problem to readers starting here, or not having read the previous installments too recently.
Overall the book is likely to appeal both to people who have read all the previous ones by Tallis but can also easily be enjoyed as a stand alone piece, if one is unaware of the rest, or simply interested in a bit of quality historical crime fiction.
Again like previously, the cultural, intellectual and culinary qualities of that early metropolis are skillfully woven in to the crime story, mixing in real historical figures seamlessly into the fictional story. Tallis is known to perform quite in-depth research for his books and this one does not disappoint in this regard, either. Being a psychologist by training himself, he does an especially good job of vivdly painting the early developments in the field of psychoanalysis, centred around Freud and his coterie (where Max Liebermann is included for the purpose of the book).
The author is also very skillful in arousing quite a hunger in the reader - his descriptions of the culinary delights of the Viennese quisine will probably remain unsurpassed (I can also highly remain the cuisine, every bit as good as described).
As for the story, I have to say (having read the previous five books in close succession) that the year or so break from Deadly Communion was useful - if you read them all in a short time, some elements become a bit repetitive. With breaks inbetween one rediscovers the pleasure of an interesting crime story, embedded in that splendid description of the environment that Tallis so excells at. Contrary to Deadly Communion you will not get the villain's view presented in parallel to the investigation. As a 'new' element, Tallis allows some very important personalities of the time to assume more significant roles in his book (previously this was the case only with Freud), though.
Readers who have been following the series will also be interested in the developments of Liebermann's romantic life, with some unexpected developments.
The only reason for the lacking fifth star is that the author sticks to the established script too closely - after the third book, where the teaming of the lead characters was more than solidly established, one would hope for some more variations on the theme. As said earlier, this will be less of a problem to readers starting here, or not having read the previous installments too recently.
Overall the book is likely to appeal both to people who have read all the previous ones by Tallis but can also easily be enjoyed as a stand alone piece, if one is unaware of the rest, or simply interested in a bit of quality historical crime fiction.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is another good book is the Tallis' series of murder and intrigue in Imperial Vienna during the turn of the twentieth century.
The only problem with this book is that Tallis sticks to the same formula of writing and presents the characters and their background in the same fashion, but overall, this is a good read for a rainy day. You will meet or enjoy Karl Lueger, Mahler, Viennese opera divas, villains along the Danube,tasty Apfelstrudels, dark alleys, musicians, Schubert, walks through the Central Cemetery, famous cafes, Freud, gypsy tales-in short a Viennese melange. Enjoy it !
The only problem with this book is that Tallis sticks to the same formula of writing and presents the characters and their background in the same fashion, but overall, this is a good read for a rainy day. You will meet or enjoy Karl Lueger, Mahler, Viennese opera divas, villains along the Danube,tasty Apfelstrudels, dark alleys, musicians, Schubert, walks through the Central Cemetery, famous cafes, Freud, gypsy tales-in short a Viennese melange. Enjoy it !
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A superb series of books by Frank Tallis, intelligent, teasing, and very entertaining. It captures the beautiful, exotic foreign world of Vienna on the cusp of modernity. If you've read "The Interpretation Of Murder" by Jed Rubenfeld, or Caleb Carr's "Alienist" you might well like this or any of the others in Tallis's 'Max Liebermann' series. Also, check out Victoria Thompson's "murder On..." series and the beautiful Holmes continuations by Laurie R. King.
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