- Published: 1 September 2008
- ISBN: 9780099471295
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $29.99
Fatal Lies
(Vienna Blood 3)
- Published: 1 September 2008
- ISBN: 9780099471295
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $29.99
Entertaining ... provides fascinating glimpses of the earliest use of Freudian theory in criminal investigations
Seven, The Sunday Telegraph
A clever plot, jokes for those who are interested in the history of psychoanalysis, and a convincing portrait of the imperial city combine in Fatal Lies to provide lively and enjoyable reading.
TLS
Don't read this on an empty stomach. Not, I hasten to add, for reasons of gore, but because of the Viennese cakes. Aficionados of classical music and architecture are also in for a treat: this, after all, is fin-de-siècle Vienna and Tallis has a supreme talent for bringing the city to life
Telegraph
... a sound tale, told with humour and elegance. An important plus, is Tallis's atmospheric evocation of a scintillating Vienna at the height of its artistic, intellectual and medical influence
Times
Tallis has come up with a particularly ingenious method of murder, which leaves no trace and almost claims the lives of two more victims before the culprit is unmasked. His novels show the modern world coming into existence in one of Europe's great cities, and are all the more poignant for the knowledge that the first world war will soon cast its shadow over his deeply humane characters
Sunday Times
An enjoyable and original series, of which this is the third volume ... Vivid and fascinating but with a sinister undercurrent ... Highly recommended.
Literary Review
The plot and subplots take in murder, espionage, sex, politics and the new psychoanalysis of Freud - all cleverly wrapped up in a pastiche of the stately written language of the time.
Newbooks Magazine
A fascinating portrait of one of the most vibrant yet sinister cities of fin-de-siecle Europe. On top of this, Tallis has laid a murder mystery of great intelligence
The Times
...his handling of the psychoanalysis and criminal pathology are fantastic . . . a romping tale
Scotland on Sunday