Jed Rubenfeld

A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Interpretation of Murder. September 16, 1920. Under a clear blue September sky, a quarter ton of explosives is detonated in a deadly attack on Wall Street. Fear comes to the streets of New York. Witnessing the blast are war veteran Stratham Younger, his friend James Littlemore of the NY Police Department, and beautiful French radiochemist Colette Rousseau. A series of inexplicable attacks on Colette, a secret buried in her past, and a mysterious trail of evidence lead Younger, Littlemore, and Rousseau on a thrilling international and psychological journey - from Paris to Prague, from the Vienna home of Freud to the corridors of power in Washington, DC, and ultimately to the hidden depths of our most savage instincts. As the seemingly disjointed pieces of Younger and Littlemore''s investigations come together, the two uncover the shocking truth about the bombing - a truth that threatens to shake their world to its foundations.

A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Interpretation of Murder September 16, 1920. Under a clear blue September sky, a quarter ton of explosives is detonated in a deadly attack on Wall Street. Fear comes to the streets of New York. Witnessing the blast are war veteran Stratham Younger, his friend James Littlemore of the New York Police Department, and beautiful French radiochemist Colette Rousseau. A series of inexplicable attacks on Colette, a secret buried in her past, and a mysterious trail of evidence lead Younger, Littlemore, and Rousseau on a thrilling international and psychological journey - from Paris to Prague, from the Vienna home of Dr Sigmund Freud to the corridors of power in Washington, DC, and ultimately to the hidden depths of our most savage instincts. As the seemingly disjointed pieces of Younger and Littlemore-s investigations come together, the two uncover the shocking truth about the bombing - a truth that threatens to shake their world to its foundations.

A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Interpretation of Murder. September 16, 1920. Under a clear blue September sky, a quarter ton of explosives is detonated in a deadly attack on Wall Street. Fear comes to the streets of New York. Witnessing the blast are war veteran Stratham Younger, his friend James Littlemore of the New York Police Department, and beautiful French radiochemist Colette Rousseau. A series of inexplicable attacks on Colette, a secret buried in her past, and a mysterious trail of evidence lead Younger, Littlemore, and Rousseau on a thrilling international and psychological journey -- from Paris to Prague, from the Vienna home of Dr Sigmund Freud to the corridors of power in Washington, DC, and ultimately to the hidden depths of our most savage instincts. As the seemingly disjointed pieces of Younger and Littlemores investigations come together, the two uncover the shocking truth about the bombing -- a truth that threatens to shake their world to its foundations.

Jed RubenfeldThe 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 Freuds most ardent American supporters. And so begins the visit that will be the great geniuss firstand onlyjourney to America. The morning after Freuds arrival, in an opulent penthouse across the city, a woman is discovered murderedwhipped, mutilated, and strangled with a white silk tie. The next day, a rebellious heiress named Nora Acton barely escapes becoming the killers 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 girls 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 Freuds case histories, Shakespeares Hamlet, and the rich history of New York, this remarkable novel marks the debut of a brilliantly engaging new storyteller.

Nueva York, 1920. Las calles de Manhattan hierven de resentimiento y confusas pasiones, y el 16 de septiembre, a las doce y un minuto, estalla una bomba en Wall Street ante las puertas del banco de J. P. Morgan. A pocos metros de la escena del crimen estan Stratham Younger, el joven medico y discipulo de Freud, y Jimmy Littlemore, el detective de la policia de Nueva York, que protagonizaron La interpretacion del asesinato. Stratham se ha citado alli con el detective porque la hermosa y desesperada Colette, discipula de Madame Curie, tiene algo que contarle. Y lo que sabe quiza sea la primera pista que permita descifrar el horror desencadenado ante ellos... Una novela que devuelve su nobleza al genero policial... Un divertimento de altisima calidad (Hubert Prolongeau, Le Monde). Un riquisimo tapiz de intriga, corrupcion, juego sucio y falsedades a gran escala. De lectura obligatoria (Peter Millar, The Times). No es solo una novela policiaca que atrapa al lector con su intriga politica y cientifica, sino tambien una provocativa meditacion acerca del efecto domino, psicologico y emocional, de la guerra y el terrorismo (Matthew Pearl).

The search for a serial killer during Sigmund Freud''s 1909 visit to New York City, his one visit to the U.S., propels the plot of Yale law professor Rubenfeld''s ambitious debut in this well-researc

A dazzling literary thriller - the story of Sigmund Freud assisting a Manhattan murder investigation. Think SHADOW OF THE WIND meets THE HISTORIAN. THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER is an inventive tour de force inspired by Sigmund Freud''s 1909 visit to America, accompanied by protAtilde;copy;gAtilde;copy; and rival Carl Jung. When a wealthy young debutante is discovered bound, whipped and strangled in a luxurious apartment overlooking the city, and another society beauty narrowly escapes the same fate, the mayor of New York calls upon Freud to use his revolutionary new ideas to help the surviving victim recover her memory of the attack, and solve the crime. But nothing about the attacks - or about the surviving victim, Nora - is quite as it seems. And there are those in very high places determined to stop the truth coming out, and Freud''s startling theories taking root on American soil.

Nueva York, primera decada del siglo XX, una gran ciudad que está entrando de lleno en la modernidad. En esos años se sucede entre la alta sociedad una serie de asesinatos y de escándalos sexuales. Pero la modernidad de Nueva York tambien es el interes que despiertan las nuevas ideas. El 29 de agosto de 1909 llega Sigmund Freud, y esa misma noche encuentran el cadaver de una joven, victima quiza de un juego sexual que rebaso todo limite. O tal vez sea la obra de un sadico asesino en serie, porque al dia siguiente otra rica heredera, Nora Acton, consigue escapar a un ataque del que parece ser el mismo asesino. Nora tiene las claves para descubrir al asesino, pero ha perdido la voz y sufre amnesia. El doctor Stratham Younger psicoanaliza a Nora para que pue-da recordar, y es el propio Freud quien supervisa las sesiones. Pero ¿que le sucedio a Freud en Nueva York? ¿A que ataques y conspiraciones tuvo que enfrentarse que nunca mas volvio a los Estados Unidos? Un libro que ha sido un extraordinario bestseller en el mundo anglosa-jon y ha obtenido tambien criticas muy entusiastas.

Nueva York, primera década del siglo XX, una gran ciudad que está entrando de lleno en la modernidad. En esos años se sucede entre la alta sociedad una serie de asesinatos y de escándalos sexuales. Pero la modernidad de Nueva York tambien es el interes que despiertan las nuevas ideas. El 29 de agosto de 1909 llega Sigmund Freud, y esa misma noche encuentran el cadaver de una joven, victima quiza de un juego sexual que rebaso todo limite. O tal vez sea la obra de un sadico asesino en serie, porque al dia siguiente otra rica heredera, Nora Acton, consigue escapar a un ataque del que parece ser el mismo asesino. Nora tiene las claves para descubrir al asesino, pero ha perdido la voz y sufre amnesia. El doctor Stratham Younger psicoanaliza a Nora para que pueda recordar, y es el propio Freud quien supervisa las sesiones. Pero ¿que le sucedio a Freud en Nueva York? ¿A que ataques y conspiraciones tuvo que enfrentarse que nunca mas volvio a los Estados Unidos? Un libro que ha sido un extraordinario bestseller en el mundo anglosajon y ha obtenido tambien criticas muy entusiastas.

Nueva York, 1920. Las calles de Manhattan hierven de resentimiento y confusas pasiones, y el 16 de septiembre, a las doce y un minuto, estalla una bomba en Wall Street ante las puertas del banco de J. P. Morgan. A pocos metros de la escena del crimen estan Stratham Younger, el joven medico y discipulo de Freud, y Jimmy Littlemore, el detective de la policia de Nueva York, que protagonizaron La interpretacion del asesinato. Stratham se ha citado alli con el detective porque la hermosa y desesperada Colette, discipula de Madame Curie, tiene algo que contarle. Y lo que sabe quiza sea la primera pista que permita descifrar el horror desencadenado ante ellos... No es solo una novela policiaca que atrapa al lector con su intriga politica y cientifica, sino tambien una provocativa meditacion acerca del efecto domino, psicologico y emocional, de la guerra y el terrorismo (Matthew Pearl).

A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller The Interpretation of Murder. Under a clear blue September sky, Americas financial center in lower Manhattan became the site of the largest, deadliest terrorist attack in the nations history. It was September 16, 1920. Four hundred people were killed or injured. The country was appalled by the magnitude and savagery of the incomprehensible attack, which remains unsolved to this day. The bomb that devastated Wall Street in 1920 explodes in the opening pages of The Death Instinct, Jed Rubenfelds provocative and mesmerizing new novel. War veteran Dr. Stratham Younger and his friend Captain James Littlemore of the New York Police Department are caught on Wall Street on the fateful day of the blast. With them is the beautiful Colette Rousseau, a French radiochemist whom Younger meets while fighting in the world war. A series of inexplicable attacks on Rousseau, a secret buried in her past, and a mysterious trail of evidence lead Young, Littlemore, and Rousseau on a thrilling international and psychological journey-from Paris to Prague, from the Vienna home of Dr. Sigmund Freud to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., and ultimately to the hidden depths of our most savage instincts. As the seemingly disjointed pieces of what Younger and Littlemore learn come together, the two uncover the shocking truth behind the bombing. Blending fact and fiction in a brilliantly convincing narrative, Jed Rubenfeld has forged a gripping historical mystery about a tragedy that holds eerie parallels to our own time. Watch a video

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THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER is an inventive tour de force inspired by Sigmund Freuds 1909 visit to America, accompanied by protégé and rival Carl Jung. When a wealthy young debutante is discovered bound, whipped and strangled in a luxurious apartment overlooking the city, and another society beauty narrowly escapes the same fate, the mayor of New York calls upon Freud to use his revolutionary new ideas to help the surviving victim recover her memory of the attack, and solve the crime. But nothing about the attacks - or about the surviving victim, Nora - is quite as it seems. And there are those in very high places determined to stop the truth coming out, and Freuds startling theories taking root on American soil.

Nueva York, primera década del siglo XX, una gran ciudad que está entrando de lleno en la modernidad. En esos años se sucede entre la alta sociedad una serie de asesinatos y de escándalos sexuales. Pero la modernidad de Nueva York tambien es el interes que despiertan las nuevas ideas. El 29 de agosto de 1909 llega Sigmund Freud, y esa misma noche encuentran el cadaver de una joven, victima quiza de un juego sexual que rebaso todo limite. O tal vez sea la obra de un sadico asesino en serie, porque al dia siguiente otra rica heredera, Nora Acton, consigue escapar a un ataque del que parece ser el mismo asesino. Nora tiene las claves para descubrir al asesino, pero ha perdido la voz y sufre amnesia. El doctor Stratham Younger psicoanaliza a Nora para que pueda recordar, y es el propio Freud quien supervisa las sesiones. Pero ¿que le sucedio a Freud en Nueva York? ¿A que ataques y conspiraciones tuvo que enfrentarse que nunca mas volvio a los Estados Unidos? Un libro que ha sido un extraordinario bestseller en el mundo anglosajon y ha obtenido tambien criticas muy entusiastas.