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Darkness Rising (2009)

by Frank Tallis(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1846053609 (ISBN13: 9781846053603)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Century

series

Liebermann Papers

review 1: Compelling mystery about the bizarre murders of Catholic monks in Vienna during the 19th Century. What makes the murders so bizarre is that the victims' heads are literally torn off. Enter Max Liebermann, a medical doctor who has a way of getting involved in unusual murder cases. The case is so strange, that Liebermann enlists the help of his medical school colleague, Sigmund Freud to get to the bottom of things. Events get more and more complex, but, unfortunately, I figured out "who done it" before I was two-thirds of the way through the book. The book is also a vivid study of anti-semitism in 19th century Europe. In any event, it is an enjoyable read.
review 2: This one didn't quite hold together; there's enough material for two books here: one about L... moreieberman's personal and professional problems, and the other about the murders, the Jewish community, and anti-Semitism in Viennese society. When there are too many characters and yet you can still easily guess who the murderer is and how he did it, you know the author didn't pay enough attention to the mystery. In this case it was because Tallis was trying to link Lieberman's personal life to the murders...but when Lieberman confronts the killer at the end and becomes a target, it's not because of any links to his personal or professional life. It's for the ususal reason: he was getting too close to solving the mystery. Hmm. Not Tallis' best effort. less

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