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THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER
By: Jed Rubenfeld
In this ingenious, suspenseful historical thriller, Sigmund Freud is drawn into the mind of a sadistic killer who is savagely attacking Manhattan?s wealthiest heiresses
Henry Holt
September 2006
On Sale: September 5, 2006
Featuring: Sigmund Freud
384 pages
ISBN: 0805080988
EAN: 9780805080988
Hardcover
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Inspired by Sigmund Freudโs only visit to America, The Interpretation of Murder is an intricate tale of murder and the mindโs most dangerous mysteries. It unfurls on a sweltering August evening in 1909 as Freud disembarks from the steamship George Washington, accompanied by Carl Jung, his rival and protรฉgรฉ. Across town, in an opulent apartment high above the city, a stunning young woman is found dangling from a chandelierโwhipped, mutilated, and strangled. The next day, a second beautyโa rebellious heiress who scorns both high society and her less adventurous parentsโbarely escapes the killer. Yet Nora Acton, suffering from hysteria, can recall nothing of her attack. Asked to help her, Dr. Stratham Younger, Americaโs most committed Freudian analyst, calls in his idol, the Master himself, to guide him through the challenges of analyzing this high-spirited young woman whose family past has been as complicated as his own. The Interpretation of Murder leads readers from the salons of Gramercy Park, through secret passages, to Chinatownโeven far below the currents of the East River where laborers are building the Manhattan Bridge. As Freud fends off a mysterious conspiracy to destroy him, Younger is drawn into an equally thrilling adventure that takes him deep into the subterfuges of the human mind. Richly satisfying, elegantly crafted, The Interpretation of Murder marks the debut of a brilliant, spectacularly entertaining new storyteller.
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