num_pages: 464
description: In Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, Max Liebermann is at the forefront of psychoanalysis, practicing the controversial new science with all the skill of a master detective. Every dream, inflection, or slip of tongue in his “hysterical” patients has meaning and reveals some hidden truth. When a mysterious and beautiful medium dies under extraordinary circumstances, Max’s good friend, Detective Oskar Rheinhardt, calls for his expert assistance. The medium’s body has been found in a room that can only be locked from the inside. Her body has been shot, but there’s no gun and absolutely no trace of a bullet. All signs point to a supernatural killer, but Liebermann the scientist is not so easily convinced. Set in the Vienna of Freud, Klimt, and Mahler, a time of unprecedented activity in the worlds of philosophy, science, and art, A Death in Vienna (original title: Mortal Mischief) is an elegantly written novel, taut with suspense and rich in historical details.
language: English
title: A Death in Vienna
titlecomplete: A Death in Vienna (Liebermann Papers, #1)
characters: Natalie Heck, Amelia Lydgate, Cosima von Rath, Stefan Kanner, Minister Schelling, Professor Mathias, Oskar Rheinhardt, Rosa Sucher, Leah (Liebermann), Mendel & Rebecca Liebermann, Gruner, Hannah Liebermann, Clara Weiss, Hans Bruckmüller, Signora Locatelli, Theo Roche, Karl Uberhorst, Heinrich & Juno Hölderlin, Haussmann, Manfred Brügel, Otto  Braun, Karl Lueger, Max Liebermann, Zoltán Záborszky, Charlotte Löwenstein, Sabine Rupius, Victor von Bulow
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Historical, Detective, Psychology, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery
ratings_count: 3224
places: Vienna
series: Liebermann Papers
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award
publisher: Grove Press