The Luzern Photograph: A Noir Thriller

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Synopsis
An infamous nineteenth-century photograph is the key to a modern murder mystery in this &“clever psychological thriller&” from the Edgar Award winner (Library Journal, starred review). In 1882, the young Lou Andreas-Salomé—writer, psychoanalyst and femme fatale—appears with Friedrich Nietzsche and another man in a bizarre photograph taken in Luzern, Switzerland. Over thirty years later, an art student in Freud&’s Vienna presents Lou Salomé with his own drawing based on the infamous photograph. In present-day California, performance artist Tess Berenson learns that the previous occupant of her downtown Oakland loft was a professional dominatrix named Chantal—who apparently left in a hurry. Instantly fascinated, Tess&’s curiosity only intensifies when Chantal&’s body is discovered in the trunk of a stolen car at Oakland airport. Embarking on an obsessive investigation, Tess discovers a link between Chantal and the original Luzern photograph. But as she gets closer to the shocking truth, Tess finds that she too is in jeopardy . . . &“Edgar winner Bayer continues his romance with psychoanalysis with a riff on Lou Andreas-Salomé&’s persona as analyst and femme fatale . . . Nazis, sadomasochism, and psychoanalysis always provide a heady mix, and a little murder thrown in pushes Bayer&’s latest into the radioactive zone.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Bayer chillingly and skillfully depicts the divide between good and evil. Suggest to Thomas Harris and Michael Connelly devotees.&”—Library Journal (starred review) &“[A] crafty whodunit . . . Bayer keeps the suspense high as he artfully toggles among story lines and thoughtfully develops his characters&” —Publishers Weekly
Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
288 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781780107080
Related ISBNs:
9781847516541
Publisher:
Severn House Publishers
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
William Bayer
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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