Frank Tallis

Vienna 1903, and an operatic diva, Ida Rosenkrantz, is found dead in her villa. It appears she has taken an overdose of morphine, but a broken rib suggests other possibilities. DI Oskar Rheinhardt seeks the assistance of his young friend, psychoanalyst Dr Max Liebermann in the investgation.

Vienna 1902, and a beautiful medium has been shot dead. Dr Max Liebermann helps his friend DI Oskar Rheinhardt investigate using the new science of psychoanalysis.

A serial killer is on the loose during the Siberian winter of 1902, Vienna. Inspector Rheinhardt enlists the help of his young friend Dr Max Liebermann, a disciple of Freud, to try and penetrate the vicious killer's mind.