Frank Tallis

A principios del siglo pasado, Viena asiste impávida al asesinato de una conocida médium. Todos los indicios conducen a pensar que su muerte se debe a una causa... sobrenatural. Sin embargo, el inspector Oskar Rheinhardt se niega a aceptar tal posibilidad y solicita el consejo del doctor Max Liebermann, un joven psiquiatra que acaba de introducirse en los círculos psicoanalíticos. Las primeras pesquisas no arrojan ninguna luz sobre los hechos y Liebermann se da cuenta de que no basta con adentrarse en la mente del asesino. En el transcurso de una de sus reuniones con Sigmund Freud, el maestro le dará la clave para emprender una investigación que lo llevará a descubrir una verdad incómoda y aterradora. Con esta novela, Frank Tallis inicia el ciclo consagrado a uno de sus personajes más interesantes, el doctor Max Liebermann, que ha revolucionado el universo de la novela policiaca. En un momento en el que todo parece resolverse con minuciosos análisis forenses y la tecnología más sofisticada, el autor apuesta por volver a la bulliciosa época victoriana, en un momento en el que la ciencia pugna por liberarse de las teorías más disparatadas y el inconsciente, los sueños y los deseos reprimidos aún constituyen un misterio.

In St Florian''s military school a young cadet is found dead, his body lacerated with razor wounds. Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt calls on his friend, 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.

"En pleno invierno de 1902, un asesino en serie se embarca en una bizarra campaña de crímenes en Viena. Suspeculiaridades más distintivas son sus sádicas mutilaciones, su afición a los símbolos arcanos y la eleccionaparentemente aleatoria de sus victimas.El inspector Rheinhardt solicita la ayuda de un joven discipulo de Freud (su amigo el doctor Lierbemann) con elcaso. La investigacion los arrastra a la esfera de las sociedades secretas de Viena, un tenebroso submundo deliteratos alemanes, teoricos de la raza y cientificos. La mente del asesino parece impenetrable, y sus cripticaspistas indescifrables para la interpretacion psicoanalitica; sin embargo, gradualmente, parece evidente que hayuna chocante razon para sus actos.En este trasfondo de misterio y terror, Liebermann se debate con sus demonios internos al tiempo que sufascinacion por la enigmatica Amelia Lydgate le hace dudar sobre su inminente matrimonio. Para resolver estedilema debe hacer algo impensable: arriesgarse a recibir acusaciones de cobardia y deshonor."

In the grip of a Siberian winter in 1902, a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. Vicious mutilation, a penchant for arcane symbols, and a seemingly random choice of victim are his most distinctive peculiarities. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud - his friend Dr. Max Liebermann - to assist him with the case. The investigation draws them into the sphere of Viennas secret societies a murky underworld of German literary scholars, race theorists, and scientists inspired by the new evolutionary theories coming out of England. At first, the killers mind seems impenetrable his behaviour and cryptic clues impervious to psychoanalytic interpretation; however, gradually, it becomes apparent that an extraordinary and shocking rationale underlies his actions Against this backdrop of mystery and terror, Liebermann struggles with his own demons. The treatment of a patient suffering from paranoia erotica and his own fascination with the enigmatic Englishwoman Amelia Lydgate raise doubts concerning the propriety of his imminent marriage. To resolve the dilemma, he must entertain the unthinkable risking disgrace and accusations of cowardice.

Wien 1903. Der grausige Tod eines Mönchs gibt Rätsel auf. Dr. Max Liebermann wird eingeschaltet und gerät bald in die geheimnisvolle Welt jüdischer Mystik.A new adventure for Dr. Max Liebermann, literature´s first psychoanalytic detective. A murder mystery of great intelligence.

A principios del siglo pasado, Viena asiste impávida al asesinato de una conocida médium. Todos los indicios conducen a pensar que su muerte se debe a una causa... sobrenatural. Sin embargo, el inspector Oskar Rheinhardt se niega a aceptar tal posibilidad y solicita el consejo del doctor Max Liebermann, un joven psiquiatra que acaba de introducirse en los circulos psicoanaliticos. Las primeras pesquisas no arrojan ninguna luz sobre los hechos y Liebermann se da cuenta que no basta con adentrarse en la mente del asesino. En el trancurso de una de sus reuniones con Sigmund Freud, el maestro le dara la clave para emprender una investigacion que lo llevara a descubrir una verdad incomoda y aterradora.

Un fascinante viaje por los rincones oscuros del amor El amor tiene múltiples caras, algunas sumamente perturbadoras. Mavis es una ama de casa a la que visita el fantasma de su difunto marido Mark es un profesor que se enamora de su propio reflejo. Y Ji

Vienna, 1903. An operatic diva, Ida Rosenkrantz, is found dead in her luxurious villa. It appears that she has taken an overdose of morphine, but a broken rib, discovered during autopsy, suggests oth

A sexual predator is at large on the streets of Imperial Vienna. The killer is no ordinary lust murderer but an entirely new phenomenon, his deviance revealing the darker preoccupations of the age. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt appeals to his friend, psychoanalyst Dr Max Liebermann, for assistance.

Outside one of the citys most splendid baroque churches, the decapitated body of a monk is found. Detective Inspector Rheinhardt turns to his trusted friend, the young psychoanalyst Doctor Max Lieber

It is Vienna at the beginning of the last century, and Dr Max Liebermann is a young psychoanalyst - and disciple of Freud. Psychoanalysis is only just developing and viewed with a mixture of excitement and suspicion. 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.

The hit novels behind the major BBC TV series Vienna Blood._________________________________________A sexual predator is at large on the streets of Imperial Vienna. The killer is no ordinary lust murderer, but rather an entirely new phenomenon, his deviance revealing the darker preoccupations of the age before the First World War.Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt appeals to his friend, psychoanalyst Dr. Max Liebermann, for assistance. But to understand the killers behaviour, Liebermann must make a journey into uncharted regions of the human mind, tracking a monster whose modus operandi combines both exquisite precision and savage cruelty.As the investigation continues, Liebermann and Rheinhardt find themselves drawn into the worlds of art and couture, worlds in which glamorous appearances mask the most sinister of secrets. . .

The hit novels behind the major new TV series Vienna Blood___________________________Vienna, at the turn of the century.Philosophy, science and art are flourishing. Coffee shops are full of the latest cultural and political theories. The new field of psychoanalysis, formed in the wake of Freud, is just beginning to make itself heard.And a woman is dead.Dr Max Liebermann is a young psychoanalyst, and friend to Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt. Rheinhardt, though hard-working, lacks Liebermanns insights and forensic eye - and so Liebermann 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 fathers advice and marry the beautiful but reserved Clara. But the personal and the professional cannot be wholly separated, and the darkness of Liebermanns case threatens to swallow his entire life.

Worry is a useful biological response to adverse circumstances, which can sometimes get out of hand. While the anxiety response primes us for action, too much becomes counterproductive. This easy-to-read manual explains how to understand and control your worry, and make the brains warning system work for you. Topics include:· Defining worry and its mechanism· Preparing to solve your problems - skills to practise· How to solve your problems· Brainstorming and making decisions· Coping with setbacks· When the worry wont stop · Coping successfully with unavoidable problems

Vienna, 1904. The body of a manstill sitting in a chairis discovered in an abandoned piano factory on the outskirts of the city. He has been shot dead but his face has been horribly disfigured with acid, making identification impossible. In front of the body are three chairs positioned conspicuously in a straight line. Who were the former occupants? Had they sat in judgement and pronounced a sentence of death? Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt calls on his good friend, Doctor Max Liebermannpsychiatrist and disciple of Sigmund Freudto assist in an investigation that draws them both into the shadowy and sexually unconventional world of fringe political activism.

Assassinée, la cantatrice Ida Rosenkrantz na pas fini de taire ses secrets. Les pistes sont minces et la liste vertigineuse de ses amants multiplie les suspects. Pour pénétrer le caractère complexe e

Au début du XXe siècle, à Vienne, le corps dun moine est découvert devant une des églises de la ville. Le psychiatre Max Liebermann est appelé sur les lieux par son meilleur ami, linspecteur Rheinhar

À Vienne, en 1904, six ans après lassassinat dÉlisabeth dAutriche, on retrouve dans une fabrique de piano désaffectée le corps dun homme tué par balle et défi guré à lacide. Face à lui : trois autres

Mutilations obscènes et symboles ésotériques : au cœur de lhiver 1902, un serial killer rôde dans les rues de Vienne. Lenquête mène linspecteur Oskar Rheinhardt et son ami le psychiatre Max Lieberman