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Deadly Communion (Liebermann Papers #5)
by
Frank Tallis
In the dynamic and dangerous Vienna of 1903, a brilliant psychoanalyst and a brave detective battle to catch criminals who commit the most clever and brutal crimes.
Detective Inspector Oskar Reinhardt finds that young women are being slain in an unnerving—and ingenious—manner, with a small, almost undetectable, hat pin. For Dr. Max Liebermann, the killer is unique in the an...more
Detective Inspector Oskar Reinhardt finds that young women are being slain in an unnerving—and ingenious—manner, with a small, almost undetectable, hat pin. For Dr. Max Liebermann, the killer is unique in the an...more
Paperback, 344 pages
Published
January 7th 2010
by Century
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Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt is looking for a murderer. The first known victim is a young blonde with a less than perfect reputation. His method of murder is unknown until it is accidently stumbled upon in the autopsy…she was killed with a hatpin! When they find the seller of the hatpin, they know it is only a matter of time before another victim is found.
Max Liebermann, a psychoanalyst and good friend of Rheinhardt is of the opinion the murderer is a sexual predator who gets his release...more
Max Liebermann, a psychoanalyst and good friend of Rheinhardt is of the opinion the murderer is a sexual predator who gets his release...more
A beautifully written mystery by a very talented writer. I just love the way this guy writes; I'm not saying he's Shakespeare, but he gets it done with style. Samples:
"Haussmann bowed and left the office, closing the door with just enough surplus force to declare his wounded pride."
"Liebermann noticed that a horses' drinking trough had been filled with earth and planted with trees; however, this attempt to beautify the courtyard had not been successful. The trees had died, and their leafless, tw...more
"Haussmann bowed and left the office, closing the door with just enough surplus force to declare his wounded pride."
"Liebermann noticed that a horses' drinking trough had been filled with earth and planted with trees; however, this attempt to beautify the courtyard had not been successful. The trees had died, and their leafless, tw...more
I love the Max Liebermann series. It's the perfect mix of mystery, thriller, and psychology lesson, set against the beautiful backdrop of 19th century Vienna. Frank Tallis also achieves something incredible: he, like his protagonist, is a psychologist, but he never gets so wrapped up in the terminology that the reader tunes out. Instead, Tallis gives a real sense of how this new area of medicine developed, and as Max hashes out theories with his mentor, Dr. Sigmund Freud himself, and with friend...more
The music starts...Wagner or Mahler, perhaps...the camera zooms in on the Vienna skyline...the title appears on the screen: CSI: Vienna! Wait...it's 1903 and there's no television yet. However, if there was, then this book could be an episode. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
It features psychoanalist Max Liebermann who acts as a turn of the century "profiler" for his friend, Det. Oskar Reinholdt. They are aided by a coroner and his assistant who employ the latest scientific breakthroughs. A cent...more
It features psychoanalist Max Liebermann who acts as a turn of the century "profiler" for his friend, Det. Oskar Reinholdt. They are aided by a coroner and his assistant who employ the latest scientific breakthroughs. A cent...more
Viennese decadence on full display, beginning with an eerie murder using a hatpin, continues and involves a gritty subplot ranging from pornographic drawings to Secessionist fashion design. This is almost as well-plotted as Fatal Lies, but is not quite as involving. The Zentralfriedhof (main cemetery) in Vienna is actually larger than the entire Innere Stadt, and this fact is used in the novel to support the Viennese obsession with sex and death. So far, this is the eerie-est of Tallis's series,...more
I can't say enough how much I enjoy this series. Its such a smart historical mystery series, with wonderfully rich settings, great characters, and great writing. I love how, with little description, Mr. Tallis manages to convey so much about his characters. I also very much enjoy the glimpses of early forensic investigation we get through Professor Mathias and Amelia. This book deviated a little from the usual plot line in that it did not involve any pre-WWII anti-semitic themes which have been...more
Quando sinto vontade de ler um policial com um enredo inteligente e instigante, sei qual é o autor perfeito para tal.
Frank Tallis é um autor que sabe construir um história e ao mesmo tempo ensinar-nos sobre a complexidade da mente humana, tendo por base a psiconálise. E este livro não foi uma excepção!
Mais uma vez, foi fascinante ter a possibilidade de ler a explicação, através do personagem principal, das motivações do assassino para ter cometido tais actos. E associado a isso um mistério bem...more
Frank Tallis é um autor que sabe construir um história e ao mesmo tempo ensinar-nos sobre a complexidade da mente humana, tendo por base a psiconálise. E este livro não foi uma excepção!
Mais uma vez, foi fascinante ter a possibilidade de ler a explicação, através do personagem principal, das motivações do assassino para ter cometido tais actos. E associado a isso um mistério bem...more
Another wonderful book by Frank Tallis. I can't get enough of Max Liebermann's fascinating theories. They're so interesting and curious. I do love the mixture between police cases and the wonders of psychoanalysis. The two sciences - police work is sort of science too - combine extremely well together.
Frank Tallis chose to combine his professional experience in fiction and he does so with great care. He also succeeds in making his novels interesting and worth reading. I always learn something fr...more
Frank Tallis chose to combine his professional experience in fiction and he does so with great care. He also succeeds in making his novels interesting and worth reading. I always learn something fr...more
Just a little too much Psychopathia Sexualis for my taste, but the reflections on Wagner, Tristan, and "What was wrong with the German soul?" the intermingling of love and death in "the German imagination" and "We Viennese, thought Liebermann. What will become of us?" are all interesting intended as they are of course as foreshadowing of what will come later in the 20th century to Austria and Germany.
Well, I love this series because Tallis has interesting characters and creates a fascinating view of Vienna. The atmosphere is rich with music, desserts, Austrian politics, pre-WWII anti-semitism, Freud and early psychoanalysis. This particular book is a little weak in the mystery plot, but still compelling enough due to the use of analysis/dream theory to solve the cases. Definitely worth a read...but start at the beginning of the series!
I so much like these Dr. Lieberman mysteries to a great degree because they evoke Vienna in 1903. It's an exciting time with wonderful creativity in design against the old Vienna with its elaborate buildings and equally elaborate confections which we read alot about.The mystery is very creative and Tallis writing is wonderful.
If you want to improve your vocabulary, read this book, which features Max Liebermann, a prominent young psychiatrist in Vienna, at the time when Wagner was conducting, and Freud was a doctor to consult on a difficult case of women murdered with hat pins! Both main characters are interesting, one a police detective in dogged pursuit of the answers, and his friend Liebermann, who provides insight and an uncanny ability to interpret human behavior. Add to all this mouth watering descriptions of de...more
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Loved the progression of the story, and the little clues Frank Tallis throws in. Loved watching Inspector Rheinhardt's affair with food. Enjoyed the twists at the end. I felt sympathy with Kristina Vogl, a character who "has it all" on the outside, but who, in reality, is a desperate woman. Also sympathetic toward her husband, Heinz - at the risk of spoiling the ending, I won't say why.
But I give this four stars instead of the five I've given all the rest of the Liebermann books because the subj...more
But I give this four stars instead of the five I've given all the rest of the Liebermann books because the subj...more
Enjoy these mysteries set in Vienna in the early 1900's, the beginnings of psychoanalysis and the hey dey of Freud. Interesting characters and historical data about women's fashions and their beginnings into the medical fields. The description of the pastries are out of this world.
a particularly good Max Liebermann mystery. This series by Frank Tallis is one of my favorites-- he knows how to tell a great story with compelling characters and attention to history and place. I always learn something new about fin de siecle Vienna, the history of medicine, psychoanalysis, art, pastry-making, you name it.
I have to admit, the "mysteries" in in the Max Liebermann series are never very mysterious. What keeps me coming back is Frank Tallis' evocative descriptions of fin de siècle Vienna. The pastries alone are worth the price of admission.
For those of you who like the detective/psycho-analyst team in this mystery series, you are in for a treat. This is by far the best of Tallis' mysteries as it delves deeply into Freudian psychoanalysis in order to discover the perpetrators of the various crimes in the book. I loved it.
Maybe I need to read these in order. Did find it hard to believe that as intelligent as the two main characters were they would miss certain things that I spotted.
There was also the moral aspect that I found difficult to believe and in particular Reinhardt's reaction.
That said I did enjoy the journey and will be looking out for more.
There was also the moral aspect that I found difficult to believe and in particular Reinhardt's reaction.
That said I did enjoy the journey and will be looking out for more.
I do like this series, which is set in the early 1900's, in VIenna--there are a series of murders that are sexually motivated, and Max Liebermann is the psychiatrist in Freud's Vienna.
I'm baffled this was the next book and Max was engaged to Amelia in the book before this! What do I think about this? He is in love, that's for sure. The crimes are solved by Max and Rheinhardt, with Max taking the lead.
Sex and death and music and psychoanalysis (from Freud's lips even!) in fin-de-sicle Vienna. Not for the squeamish, as the villain likes the have orgasm in the moment he kills his victims
Not enough loving descriptions of pastry could save this one ... it was slightly (just slightly, ha ha) too obsessed with vaginas for my taste. I liked the premise and enjoyed the Austrian poetry but could have done without much of the detail.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book but part of me just could not quite enjoy it, probably because it had a lot of psychology for my liking.
The chrarcters were strong and the writing style seamless brought this book to life.
The chrarcters were strong and the writing style seamless brought this book to life.
I absolutely loved this one, I don't know why & even though I got lost sometimes when reading, I still loved it! Very underrated!
I like this series of a psychiatrist and policeman in turn of century Vienna. history of the time period enhance the stories
Another great addition to this series of 1900s Vienna. Psychiatrist Max Liebermann and his detective friend Oskar Rheinhardt this time out investigate a series of murders committed in the throes of passion. Young women (no better than they ought to be) are murdered by having a hat pin pushed into their skull right at the height of passion. Liebermann's very Freudian profiling of the murderer helps Rheinhardt solve the case. As always there are many opportunities to stop for coffee and pastry, ea...more
Read on my Kindle. Thought this was one of the weaker ones, but I'm in for the pastry & architecture descriptions of Vienna in her glory. Love that I can look up some of Frank's vocabulary words so easily on the Kindle. I'm not one to sit w/a dictionary.
Although liked the book, I don't think it was as strong as some of Tallis' earlier works. Max and Osker keep growing has characters. Hopefully the next will be an improvement.
I'm terribly prejudiced about these books and this author's writing so my rating is right there. Another great story - full of fin de siecle ambiance of Vienna; Liebermann and Oscar Rheinhardt are still just a endearing as friends, connoisseurs, and sleuths; and as always, you wish you were in Vienna at the next cafe table ordering what 'they just ordered'!
The mystery was satisfying w/ just enough to keep one on ones toes..a few hints (but then there always are). Ohh, I did love it. You get two...more
The mystery was satisfying w/ just enough to keep one on ones toes..a few hints (but then there always are). Ohh, I did love it. You get two...more
A good holiday read with descriptions of the psychoanaysis movement in Vienna.
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Dr. Frank Tallis is a writer and clinical psychologist. He has held lecturing posts in clinical psychology and neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry and King's College, London. He has written self help manuals (How to Stop Worrying, Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions) non-fiction for the general reader (Changing Minds, Hidden Minds, Love Sick), academic text books and o...more
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Dr. Frank Tallis is a writer and clinical psychologist. He has held lecturing posts in clinical psychology and neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry and King's College, London. He has written self help manuals (How to Stop Worrying, Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions) non-fiction for the general reader (Changing Minds, Hidden Minds, Love Sick), academic text books and o...more
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