Цикл книг «Макс Либерман» — 8 книг

Вена 1902 года. Столица блистательной Австро-Венгерской империи.
Здесь процветает наука и искусство, творят великие писатели, композиторы и философы, покоряют сердца изысканные светские дамы и прекрасные куртизанки.
Но теперь на самый красивый и веселый город Европы пала мрачная тень смерти...
Загадочная девушка-медиум безжалостно убита в запертой изнутри комнате. Таинственная записка, оставленная на месте преступления, приписывает убийство сверхъестественным силам.
Полиция теряется в догадках. И тогда за расследование берется молодой психоаналитик Макс Либерман, любимый ученик Зигмунда Фрейда, человек, уверенный в своем умении читать людские души, точно раскрытые книги...

Вена 1902 года. Столица блистательной Австро-Венгерской империи.
Здесь процветает наука и искусство, творят великие писатели, композиторы и философы, покоряют сердца изысканные…

The second in the Dr. Max Liebermann series, literature's first psychoanalytic detective.
In the grip of a Siberian winter in 1902, a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. Vicious mutilation, a penchant for arcane symbols, and a seemingly random choice of victim are his most distinctive peculiarities. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud - his friend Dr. Max Liebermann - to assist him with the case. The investigation draws them into the sphere of Vienna's secret societies - a murky underworld of German literary scholars, race theorists, and scientists inspired by the new evolutionary theories coming out of England. At first, the killer's mind seems impenetrable - his behaviour and cryptic clues impervious to psychoanalytic interpretation; however, gradually, it becomes apparent that an extraordinary and shocking rationale underlies his actions...
Against this backdrop of mystery and terror, Liebermann struggles with his own demons. The treatment of a patient suffering from paranoia erotica (a delusion of love) and his own fascination with the enigmatic Englishwoman Amelia Lydgate raises doubts concerning the propriety of his imminent marriage. To resolve the dilemma, he must entertain the unthinkable - risking opprobrium and accusations of cowardice.

The second in the Dr. Max Liebermann series, literature's first psychoanalytic detective.
In the grip of a Siberian winter in 1902, a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a…

Vienna, 1903. Outside one of the city's baroque churches the decapitated body of a monk is found. Shortly after, the remains of a municipal councillor are discovered - his head also ripped from his body. It transpires that both men were rabid anti-semites & suspicion falls on Vienna's close-knit community of Hassidic Jews.

Vienna, 1903. Outside one of the city's baroque churches the decapitated body of a monk is found. Shortly after, the remains of a municipal councillor are discovered - his head…

A sexual predator is at large on the streets of Imperial Vienna. The killer is no ordinary 'lust murderer' but an entirely new phenomenon, his deviance revealing the darker preoccupations of the age. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt appeals to his friend, psychoanalyst Dr. Max Liebermann, for assistance. But to understand the killer's behaviour, Liebermann must make a journey into uncharted regions of the human mind, tracking a monster whose modus operandi combines both exquisite precision and savage cruelty. As the investigation continues, Liebermann and Rheinhardt find themselves drawn into the worlds of art and couture, worlds in which glamorous appearances mask the most sinister of secrets...

A sexual predator is at large on the streets of Imperial Vienna. The killer is no ordinary 'lust murderer' but an entirely new phenomenon, his deviance revealing the darker…

Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt and Dr. Max Liebermann are back in an eBook short story exclusive.

Haunted by the sudden death of her grown son, Countess Zigana Nadazdy-Hauke is as unhappy as she is elegant. But is she miserable enough to drown herself in the bath? That's the conventional wisdom in Vienna. But Rheinhardt and Liebermann have another idea after meeting the poor soul's much younger widower: Oktav Hauke is handsome and dashing, but also callous to the point of pathology, admittedly abusive, in debt up to his ears, and a serial surviving spouse: He's lost two other rich older wives to premature deaths. Now he's the obvious suspect. But can this solution be too simple, as well?
After the shocking ending, catch a preview of Frank Tallis' thrilling new novel in the series, "Death and the Maiden"!

Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt and Dr. Max Liebermann are back in an eBook short story exclusive.

Haunted by the sudden death of her grown son, Countess Zigana…

Vienna, 1904.
The body of a man—still sitting in a chair—is discovered in an abandoned piano factory on the outskirts of the city. He has been shot dead but his face has been horribly disfigured with acid, making identification impossible. In front of the body are three chairs positioned conspicuously in a straight line. Who were the former occupants? Had they sat in judgement and pronounced a sentence of death?


Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt calls on his good friend Doctor Max Lieberman—psychiatrist and disciple of Sigmund Freud—to assist in an investigation that draws them both into the shadowy and sexually unconventional world of fringe political activism. It is a world populated by Bohemians, Utopian idealists, and anarchists, many of whom endorse acts of terror to achieve their revolutionary aims.


When bomb-making equipment is found in a suburban basement, the sinister Imperial intelligence bureau (who have been secretly monitoring Rheinhardt’s investigation) make themselves known. A legendary anarchist known only by his code name—Mephistopheles—is abroad in Vienna. An appalling act of terror has been planned and time is running out. Rheinhardt must hope that Liebermann, with his profound knowledge of psychology and science, will be able to prevent the coming catastrophe.


The latest novel in the iconic Max Lieberman mystery series, Mephisto Waltz is a tale of murder, romance, intrigue, and espionage set in the atmospheric world of fin de siecle Vienna.

Vienna, 1904.
The body of a man—still sitting in a chair—is discovered in an abandoned piano factory on the outskirts of the city. He has been shot dead but his face…