Vienna Blood: A Novel (Mortalis)
by Frank Tallis
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Author: Frank TallisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-08
ISBN: 0812977769
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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- ISBN13: 9780812977769
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Book Review: Second outing for Liebermann
Summary: 4 Stars
Second of the Liebermann series (following Mortal Mischief and preceding Fatal Lies) this once again presents an intriguing murder mystery set in turn of the century Vienna (1902).
The first book introduced Detective Rheinhardt of the Austrian security service and his friend Dr Liebermann, a young clinical psychologist and disciple of Freud. In this outing they are faced with a series of violent and horrific killings in Vienna which start with an anaconda in the Vienna zoo (a favourite of the Emperor!) and continue with the murder of prostitutes, a chicken-seller and an African man-servant. Bizarre clues are found (a padlock, a blood-painted `cross') which point to a crime that takes in freemasonry, opera, German race theories and secret societies...
This is a well-written and intelligent novel which paints a vivid picture of early C20th Vienna, most particularly the rise of the race theories that later informed the Aryanism of Hitler and the Nazis. The story is multi-layered so that we are pulled into the personal life of Liebermann, torn between his pretty but frivolous fianc?e and the enigmatic Englishwoman Amelia Lydgate. We also get to meet Freud and witness some rather wickedly funny `Freudian' episodes from Liebermann's professional life.
A small flaw is the lack of differentiation in the `villains' who remain fairly opaque. And the ending descends into the slightly farcical... but that doesn't spoil the enjoyment of what is an intelligent and entertaining take on the detective novel .
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