Saturday, 8 September 2007


TITLE: THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER

AUTHOR: Jed Rubenfeld

DATE PUBLISHED: 2006

DATE READ: August 2007

NOTES: A young psychoanalyst links up with Freud and Jung when they are visiting New York to help solve a complex murder plot. Superbly atmospheric of the times and some great characterizations. Freud’s approach and the arguments against him are forcefully put forward in a very readable way. Also includes some great background details – the building of the Manhattan Bridge is fascinating and is at the same time intrinsic to the plot.

Ultimately I found the plotting to be overcomplicated and there were just too many twists and turns. However as I read it I was increasingly intrigued as to what was historically true and which characters were real and which were fiction. The notes at the end were very illuminating. A really good read.

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