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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... read more
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On the morning after Sigmund Freud arrives in New York on his first - and only - visit to the United States, a stunning débutante is found bound and strangled in her penthouse apartment, high above Broadway. The following night, another beautiful heiress, Nora Acton, is discovered tied to a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Sigmund Freud: The founder of the discipline called psychoanalysis.
- Carl Jung: Freud's follower and later rival.
- Abraham Brill: Freud's American follower.
- Rose Brill: Wife of Abraham Brill.
- Sándor Ferenczi: Hungarian psychoanalyst and follower of Freud.
- George B. McClellan, Jr.: Mayor of New York City in 1909, when the novel is set.
- Stratham Younger: The first person story teller in the book. This is a fictional character and said to be Freud's American associate.
- Nora Acton: The rich heiress who is the second victim of a stalker/killer.
- Mr. Harcourt Acton: Nora's father
- George Banwell: Rich businessman, friend of the mayor and Nora's father
- Clara Banwell: George Banwell's wife
- Jimmy Littlemore: Detective on Nora's case
- Charles Hugel: Coroner of the city of New York
- Granville Stanley Hall: President of Clark University
- Ernest Jones: Freud's British follower
- Smith Ely Jeliffe: Doctor, Publisher
- The "Triumvirate": Add a description of this character.
- Elizabeth Riverford: The first murder victim of the stalker/killer
- Mr. and Mrs. Biggs: The Acton family's servants
- Betty Longobardi: The maid who finds the body of Elizabeth Riverford and later Detective Littlemore's girlfriend
- Chong Sing
- Leon Ling: alias William Leon
- Seamus Malley
- Harry Thaw
- Elsie Sigel: Granddaughter of General Franz Sigel
- Mr. and Mrs. Sigel: Elsie's parents
- Susan A.(Susie) Merrill: Brothel owner
- Charles Becker: Police Sergeant
- Louis Riviere: Photographer of the police department
First Sentence edit
THERE IS NO mystery to happiness.
Table of Contents edit
Part 1: Chapters One - Five
Part 2: Chapters Six - Ten
Part 3: Chapters Eleven - Fifteen
Part 4: Chapters Sixteen - Twenty
Part 5: Chapters Twenty-one - Twenty-six + Epilogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jed Rubenfeld (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HEADLINE REVIEW
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 978-0312427054
Page Count: 464
Publisher: HEADLINE REVIEW
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 978-0312427054
Page Count: 464
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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