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 Mortal Mischief - Frank Tallis
 Mortal Mischief - Frank Tallis ... The world of 1900s Vienna is one where philosophy, science and art are at their most exciting and flourishing, with the coffee shops full of men and women debating the latest cultural and political theories. Liebermann's good friend Oskar Rheinhardt is a Detective Inspector - hard working, but lacking Liebermann's insights and forensic eye and so it is through Rheinhardt that Libermann is called upon to help with police investigations surrounding the death of a beautiful young medium, in what seems at first to be supernatural circumstances. While Liebermann attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery, he also must decide whether he is to follow his father's advice and marry the beautiful but reserved Clara.Newest Review: ... he is a practicing clinical psychologist having held lecturing posts in clinical psychology and neuroscience at the Institute ... more ... of Psychiatry and King’s College, London. His understanding of mental health is used to full advantage in the creation of the Liebermann character and in his illustrations of the medical practises of the time.
Vienna in 1902 was an interesting place to be, as the capital of the Austro-Hungarian empire it was one of the most modern and forward thinking places in Europe embracing science and culture and like the empire it was a truly cosmopolitan metropolis. However lurking beneath the surface of this modern faç...more |
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Mortal Mischief - Frank Tallis: ELEMENTARY MY DEAR FREUD! (1286 words)
by Mauri - written on 16/04/07 (Very useful, 127 readings)
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When a young and beautiful medium is murdered in 1902 Vienna Detective Inspector, Oskar Rheinhardt is called in to investigate. He finds the case baffling, not only was the body found in a room locked from the inside with no other means of entry, there also doesn’t seem to be any means by which the murder could’ve taken place. When an internally locked box is also found containing a small statuette of an ancient Egyptian god speculation starts that the death might have been due to supernatural forces. Was the medium Miss Lowenstein dabbling in the dark arts summoning demons, which then led to her death? Did the members of her séance group have anything to do with her ...
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