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Fig Eater

by Jody Shields
Fig Eater

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ISBN13: 9780316785266
ISBN10: 0316785261
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Vienna, 1910 — Freud's Vienna, a city of horse-drawn carriages and masked balls, gaslit cafis and Biedermeier furniture — hovers on the threshold between darkness and light, superstition and science.

The murder of Dora, the haunted daughter of a respectable bourgeois family, is being investigated by the Inspector, newly schooled in rationalist criminology. Almost every aspect of the case remains hidden, untouchable. He recognizes uncertainty as part of solving the crime and knows that — what is unspoken remains most powerful. He is trying to find the "error in the situation" — that small link that will lead him to the truth. His wife, Erszebet, a Hungarian steeped in intuition and the lore of Gypsy mysticism, becomes obsessed with the murder and launches her own parallel, secret investigation. She is sure that the figs found in Dora s stomach are the clue to the identity of the murderer — for there are no fresh figs in Vienna at this time of the year. With the help of a young British governess, she unmasks an entirely other face of the crime, and of the society that would prefer it to be repressed forever.

In her brooding, atmospheric, and meticulously researched debut thriller, Jody Shields resurrects turn-of-the-century Vienna with luscious details about food, botany, and fashion, descriptions of perverse medical practices, and hints at sexual secrets. The Fig Eater is a great suspense puzzle in which each piece gathered challenges our perceptions and leads us to the novel's shocking climax.

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"Shields is an intelligent writer unafraid to take chances, and this is a promising debut." Booklist

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"Shields imparts a wealth of Eastern European gypsy folklore as well as seductive period detail on photography, arcane medical procedures, and prevailing sexual psychology. This is a masterpiece for all suspense collections." Library Journal

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When a young woman's body is discovered in the summer of 1910 Vienna, the Inspector's wife is certain the figs found in her stomach during the autopsy are the clue to the identity of the murderer--for there are no fresh figs in Vienna at this time of year.

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Shields has written several screenplays and has a master's degree in art. Her prints are in various collections, including the Museum of Modern Art.

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ISBN:
9780316785266
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
03/06/2001
Publisher:
LITTLE BROWN & CO
Pages:
368
Height:
.86IN
Width:
5.46IN
Thickness:
1.00
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2001
Series Volume:
no. 24
UPC Code:
2800316785268
Author:
Jody Shields
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Police spouses
Subject:
Vienna
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Police

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