Death and the Maiden, Frank Tallis
Death and the Maiden, Frank Tallis
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Death and the Maiden

Author: Frank Tallis

Narrator: Robert Fass

Unabridged: 11 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2012

Synopsis

Ida Rosenkranz is top diva at the Vienna Opera, but she's gone silent for good after an apparent laudanum overdose. Learning of her professional rivalries and her scandalous affairs with older men, Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt and Dr. Max Liebermann suspect foul play instead. Their investigation leads them into dark and dangerous conflicts with Gustav Mahler, the opera's imperious director, who is himself the target of a poison pen campaign, and Karl Lueger, Vienna's powerful and anti-Semitic mayor. As the peril escalates, Rheinhardt grows further into his role as family man, while Liebermann finds himself at odds with his inamorata, Amelia, who's loosening both her corset and her tongue in the new feminist movement.

About Frank Tallis

Frank Tallis is a clinical psychologist and the author of over fifteen books, including The Incurable Romantic. He previously taught clinical psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at King's College, London. He lives in London and Bonnieux, France.

About Robert Fass

A two-time Audie Award winner, veteran actor Robert Fass is equally at home in a wide variety of styles, genres, characters, and dialects. An eight-time Audie nominee with over 225 unabridged audiobooks to his credit, Robert has also earned multiple Earphones Awards. In addition, his work was listed among AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2018. Robert has given voice to modern and classic fiction writers alike, including Ray Bradbury, John Steinbeck, Carlos Fuentes, Jeffrey Deaver, and Nele Neuhaus, plus bestselling nonfiction works in history, politics, health, journalism, philosophy, and business.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Viola on May 04, 2020

Pats labākais šajā sērijā ir jūgendstila estētika un Z. Freids,kurš stāsta anekdotes par ebrejiem!......more

Goodreads review by Vivienne on March 31, 2011

This series just keeps on improving. This was another utterly engrossing outing for psychiatrist Dr. Max Liebermann and his good friend, Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt set in 1903 Vienna. Music has always played a role in these novels as the two friends share a deep love of music and regularly......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on May 05, 2012

Vienna (again) - so much pleasure from Frank Tallis' writing. I don't usually focus on "descriptive" passages in mystery novels - but somehow Frank Tallis brings Vienna to life through vision, smell, taste and atmosphere. Along with the delight of the senses he offers an exploration of the human min......more

Goodreads review by Eustacia on April 13, 2012

It's 1903, which means for those of use living in the "future", WWI will start soon. But in Vienna, Dr Max Liebermann sees the anti-Semitic tension rising, and dismisses the uprising in Serbia. But all these big picture events don't matter, what this book is concerned with is to find the murderer of......more

Goodreads review by Ronald on March 13, 2013

I can't tell you that I read this novel for my usual reason - as anyone who follows my reviews knows, I'm trying to help other new authors and to build the "platform" of people who would be interested in reading my own historical novel, 3 Through History, also available at Amazon. Frank Tallis doesn......more

Quotes

“Another bravura performance from a maestro.” Independent (London)

“A serious, well-informed and interesting novel.” Literary Review

“This is costume drama at its best.” Times Literary Supplement

“Maintains the high standard of the previous novels…A highly enjoyable read.” Eurocrime.com

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