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'A tapestry of intrigue, corruption, double-dealing and double standards on a grand scale. A must-read for conspiracy theorists.'
( The Times )'This elegant thriller...it will thrill Rubenfeld's fans around the world.'
( Daily Mail )'Carefully researched and energetically told'
( Literary Review )'A Buchanesque thriller'
( Guardian )'An ingenious theory...Rubenfeld is a superb action writer'
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A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Interpretation of Murder.
September 16, 1920. Under a clear blue September sky, a quarter ton of explosives is detonated in a deadly attack on Wall Street. Fear comes to the streets of
Witnessing the blast are war veteran Stratham Younger, his friend James Littlemore of the NY Police Department, and beautiful French radiochemist Colette Rousseau. A series of inexplicable attacks on Colette, a secret buried in her past, and a mysterious trail of evidence lead Younger, Littlemore, and Rousseau on a thrilling international and psychological journey - from Paris to Prague, from the Vienna home of Freud to the corridors of power in Washington, DC, and ultimately to the hidden depths of our most savage instincts. As the seemingly disjointed pieces of Younger and Littlemore's investigations come together, the two uncover the shocking truth about the bombing - a truth that threatens to shake their world to its foundations.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This autumn's must-read,
By Vicky C (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Death Instinct (Hardcover)
Whether you've read The Interpretation of Murder or not, this is sensational. It starts with the biggest terrorist attack in US History, before 9/11. Like most other people, I had never heard of the September 16th 1920 bombing in New York - a crime which to this day remains unsolved - but it makes for a fantastic backdrop to the story and pulls you in from the very first page. Jed Rubenfeld has an incredible talent for turning the pace up and down at just the right moments throughout and his characters are so believable you feel like you know them personally by the end. It's packed with twists and turns and is a truly explosive read - read it before everyone else does!
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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`an engaging sequel',
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This review is from: The Death Instinct (Hardcover)
In his last novel, The Interpretation of Murder, and in this present one, Jed Rubenfeld demonstrates a richness of characterization that few of his fellow-practitioners in the historical fiction genre can match.Once again the reader makes the acquaintance of doctor of medicine Stratham Younger, Captain James Littlemore of the NYPD and a real-life Sigmund Freud. This trio is augmented by a love interest, Colette Rousseau, and the world-renowned scientist Madame Marie Curie. This blend of fictional and factual characters forms the cast of an intriguing story that has as its backdrop the Wall Street bombing of 1920. It is a story with several threads: There is high level corruption in the world of banking; an obsessive interest in the use of radium treatment as a cure for illness, encouraged by the industrial sector; and the promotion of one of Freud's major theories, the death instinct. To say more would perhaps mar the enjoyment of a potential reader. Suffice to say that Rubenfeld's fertile imagination, incorporating historical facts in a narrative replete with action scenes, romance and intrigue - not to forget numerous twists and turns - has been a pleasure to experience..
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The perfect thriller. Intelligent and impossible to put down!,
This review is from: The Death Instinct (Hardcover)
I loved the Interpretation of Murder so was really looking forward to Jed's new book and it has lived up to (and exceeded) my expectations! I think it's even better than his first book. I haven't read anything this good in ages. The characters are brilliant, the pace is so fast you practically rip through the pages - it's amazing that the historical detail adds to the writing and doesn't slow it down.I recommend this to fans of The Interpretation of Murder and to anyone who hasn't read Jed Rubenfeld yet! Brilliant!
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