About this title: It is Vienna, 1903. In St. Florian's military school, a rambling edifice set high in the hills of the City's famous woods, a young cadet is found dead - his body lacerated with razor wounds. Once again, Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt calls on his friend - and disciple of Freud - Doctor Max Liebermann, to help him with the investigation. In the closed society of the school, power is everything - and suspicion falls on an elite group of cadets, with a penchant for sadism and dangerous games. When it is discovered that the dead boy was a frequent guest of the deputy headmaster's attractive young ...
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Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13:9780812977776ISBN:0812977777
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Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780812977776ISBN:0812977777
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Date Published: 2009-02-24
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Publisher: Century
Date Published: 2008
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Date Published: 2009-02-24
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Date Published: 2009
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Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780099471295ISBN:0099471299
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Publisher: ARROW BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780099471295ISBN:0099471299
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 432 pages. Vienna, 1903. in st florian's military school, a rambling edifice set high in the hills of the city's famous woods, a young cadet is found dead-his body lacerated with razor wounds. once again, inspector oskar rheinhardt calls on his friend-and disciple of freud-doctor max liebermann, to help him with the investigation. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780812977776ISBN:0812977777
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Date Published: 2009
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Publisher: Arrow
Date Published: 2008
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Publisher: Century
Date Published: 17/01/2008
ISBN-13:9781844136032ISBN:1844136035
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Date Published: 17/01/2008
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"The author does a good job of painting a picture of life in Vienna, Austria in 1908. He also keeps you guessing. He gives delicious descriptions of pastries that made Vienna famous. Behind the solving of the mystery lies the question he asks, "What are the factors that cause ordinary people to identify with brutal belief systems?" A good read."
"It was, in part, the inspiration of Robert Musil's novella, The Confusions of Young Torless, about a young cadet struggling toward self-definition while experiencing the erotic tensions of puberty, that led Frank Tallis to write the mystery novel Fatal Lies. The heart of the mystery is the machinations a small group of cadets led by Kiefer Wolf, a precocious underclassman. They are attending a private boys' school, Saint Florian, that is replete with ancient traditions and eccentric teachers. It is this story line that draws on Musil's novella most directly with the addition of explicit Nietzschean influences on young Wolf. But the key to the success of Tallis' novel is his intelligent use of the setting of fin-de-siecle Vienna and the blend of medicine, music, psychology and history that makes this a satisfying read. The lead detective, Reinhardt and his ally, Dr. Max Liebermann, an expert in the new psychiatric methods of Sigmund Freud, are both intelligent and believable characters in this well-constructed mystery. Each of the main characters must deal with their own issues and their stories are only slightly less interesting than the primary mystery. I was eagerly apprehensive most of the novel as the plot and sub-plots moved forward with alacrity. The climax was also satisfying; So much so that I look forward to reading Tallis' two previous mysteries (also set in Vienna)."
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