characters.”
—
The Sunday Times
(London)
“[Tallis’s] handling of the psychoanalysis and criminal pathology are fantastic … a romping tale.”
—
Scotland on Sunday
Praise for
Vienna Blood
“A dazzling tour de force.”
—
The Washington Post
“[Tallis] cunningly folds psychoanalysis, early forensics, eugenics, music, and literature into a captivating suspense novel.”
—
The Boston Globe
“A murder mystery of great intelligence … a fascinating portrait of one of the most vibrant yet sinister cities of fin-de-siècle Europe.”
—
The Times
(London)
“Tallis uses his knowledge of medicine, music, psychology and history to create an endlessly fascinating portrait of 1902 Vienna.”
—
Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
“Brilliant … Tallis can ratchet up the suspense.”
—
The Globe and Mail
“Gripping … The clever plotting and quality writing elevate this above most other historicals.”
—
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
“Excellent … Tallis handles his themes adroitly.”
—
The Sunday Times
(London)
“Exhilarating … expertly crafted … The layers of Viennese society are peeled away as delicately as the layers of each mouth-watering Viennese pastry that the portly Rheinhardt makes it his business to devour.”
—
The Daily Telegraph
(London)
Praise for
A Death in Vienna
“[An] elegant historical mystery … stylishly presented and intelligently resolved.”
—
The New York Times Book Review
“[
A Death in Vienna
is] a winner for its smart and fin-de-siècle portrait of the seat of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and for introducing Max Liebermann, a young physician who is feverish with the possibilities of the new science of psychoanalysis.”
—
The Washington Post
“Frank Tallis knows what he’s writing about in this excellent mystery.… His writing and feel for the period are top class.”
—
The Times
(London)
“An engrossing portrait of a legendary period as well as a brain teaser of startling perplexity … In Tallis’s sure hands, the story evolves with grace and excitement … a perfect combination of the hysterical past and the cooler—but probably more dangerous—present.”
—
Chicago Tribune
“Holmes meets Freud in this enjoyable … whodunit.”
—
The Guardian
(London)
Also by Frank Tallis
A Death in Vienna
Vienna Blood
Fatal Lies
Vienna Secrets
Vienna Twilight
Death and the Maiden
The Melancholy Countess
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
A Random House eBook Original
Copyright © 2012 by Frank Tallis
Excerpt from
Death and the Maiden
© 2012 by Frank Tallis
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
This contains an excerpt from the forthcoming book
Death and the Maiden
by Frank Tallis. This excerpt has been set for this edition only and may not reflect the final content of the forthcoming edition.
R ANDOM HOUSE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
eISBN: 978-0-679-64487-3
Cover design: Flamur Tonuzi
Cover photograph: Adam Burn/Getty Images
www.ballantinebooks.com
v3.1
1
Oktav Hauke looked across the table at his wife. She had hardly touched her starter course. Indeed, she seemed to be more interested in rearranging the contents of her soup bowl than eating. Occasionally, however, she would raise a small dumpling or a morsel of sausage to her mouth. Then she would chew slowly, her jaw moving from side to side like a cow. The light from the gas lamp gave her complexion a sickly, yellowish pallor, and the unfortunate proximity of such a strong source of illumination exposed every flaw, crack, and crevice—particularly the row of vertical creases that
—
The Sunday Times
(London)
“[Tallis’s] handling of the psychoanalysis and criminal pathology are fantastic … a romping tale.”
—
Scotland on Sunday
Praise for
Vienna Blood
“A dazzling tour de force.”
—
The Washington Post
“[Tallis] cunningly folds psychoanalysis, early forensics, eugenics, music, and literature into a captivating suspense novel.”
—
The Boston Globe
“A murder mystery of great intelligence … a fascinating portrait of one of the most vibrant yet sinister cities of fin-de-siècle Europe.”
—
The Times
(London)
“Tallis uses his knowledge of medicine, music, psychology and history to create an endlessly fascinating portrait of 1902 Vienna.”
—
Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
“Brilliant … Tallis can ratchet up the suspense.”
—
The Globe and Mail
“Gripping … The clever plotting and quality writing elevate this above most other historicals.”
—
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
“Excellent … Tallis handles his themes adroitly.”
—
The Sunday Times
(London)
“Exhilarating … expertly crafted … The layers of Viennese society are peeled away as delicately as the layers of each mouth-watering Viennese pastry that the portly Rheinhardt makes it his business to devour.”
—
The Daily Telegraph
(London)
Praise for
A Death in Vienna
“[An] elegant historical mystery … stylishly presented and intelligently resolved.”
—
The New York Times Book Review
“[
A Death in Vienna
is] a winner for its smart and fin-de-siècle portrait of the seat of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and for introducing Max Liebermann, a young physician who is feverish with the possibilities of the new science of psychoanalysis.”
—
The Washington Post
“Frank Tallis knows what he’s writing about in this excellent mystery.… His writing and feel for the period are top class.”
—
The Times
(London)
“An engrossing portrait of a legendary period as well as a brain teaser of startling perplexity … In Tallis’s sure hands, the story evolves with grace and excitement … a perfect combination of the hysterical past and the cooler—but probably more dangerous—present.”
—
Chicago Tribune
“Holmes meets Freud in this enjoyable … whodunit.”
—
The Guardian
(London)
Also by Frank Tallis
A Death in Vienna
Vienna Blood
Fatal Lies
Vienna Secrets
Vienna Twilight
Death and the Maiden
The Melancholy Countess
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
A Random House eBook Original
Copyright © 2012 by Frank Tallis
Excerpt from
Death and the Maiden
© 2012 by Frank Tallis
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
This contains an excerpt from the forthcoming book
Death and the Maiden
by Frank Tallis. This excerpt has been set for this edition only and may not reflect the final content of the forthcoming edition.
R ANDOM HOUSE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
eISBN: 978-0-679-64487-3
Cover design: Flamur Tonuzi
Cover photograph: Adam Burn/Getty Images
www.ballantinebooks.com
v3.1
1
Oktav Hauke looked across the table at his wife. She had hardly touched her starter course. Indeed, she seemed to be more interested in rearranging the contents of her soup bowl than eating. Occasionally, however, she would raise a small dumpling or a morsel of sausage to her mouth. Then she would chew slowly, her jaw moving from side to side like a cow. The light from the gas lamp gave her complexion a sickly, yellowish pallor, and the unfortunate proximity of such a strong source of illumination exposed every flaw, crack, and crevice—particularly the row of vertical creases that
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