Journal Entry 1 by jennymidget from Bellbowrie, Queensland Australia on Monday, November 15, 2010

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
Inspired by Sigmund Freud's only visit to America, The Interpretation of Murder is an intricate tale of murder and the mind's 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 protege. Across town, in an opulent apartment high above the city, a stunning young woman is found dangling from a chandelier—whipped, mutilated, and strangled. The next day, a second beauty—a rebellious heiress who scorns both high society and her less adventurous parents—barely escapes the killer. Yet Nora Acton, suffering from hysteria, can recall nothing of her attack. Asked to help her, Dr. Stratham Younger, America's 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 Chinatown—even 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. 

Journal Entry 2 by jennymidget at Bellbowrie, Queensland Australia on Friday, November 26, 2010

Wonderful - I very much enjoyed this one! Beautiful rendition of the early 20th-century New York setting, deliciously twisty mystery (with the added dimension that you've no idea who's crazy and who isn't) and the characters (both real and made up) are wonderful. Highly recommended!

Off to Ms December Southern Cross. 

Journal Entry 3 by bemaia at Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Received this book from jennymidget for the BookObsessed Southern Cross exchange.
Thank you!