description: The Interpretation of Murder opens on a hot summer night in 1909 as Sigmund Freud arrives in New York. Among those waiting to greet him is Dr. Stratham Younger, a gifted physician who is one of Freud’s most ardent American supporters. And so begins the visit that will be the great genius’s first–and only–journey to America.The morning after Freud’s arrival, in an opulent penthouse across the city, a woman is discovered murdered–whipped, mutilated, and strangled with a white silk tie. The next day, a rebellious heiress named Nora Acton barely escapes becoming the killer’s second victim. Yet, suffering from hysteria, Miss Acton cannot remember the terrifying incident or her attacker. Asked to consult on the case, Dr. Younger calls on the visiting Freud to guide him through the girl’s analysis.The Interpretation of Murder is an intricately plotted, elegantly wrought entertainment filled with delicious surprises, subtle sleights of hand, and fascinating ideas. Drawing on Freud’s case histories, Shakespeare’s Hamlet , and the rich history of New York, this remarkable novel marks the debut of a brilliantly engaging new storyteller.
language: English
title: The Interpretation of Murder
titlecomplete: The Interpretation of Murder
characters: Sigmund Freud, Jimmy Littlemore, Carl Jung, Stratham Younger
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Thriller, Psychology, Mystery Thriller, Historical Mystery, Novels, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 15323
places: New York City, New York
series: Freud
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Galaxy British Book Awards
category: Best Read of the Year
publisher: Books on Tape