About the author Dr Frank Tallis is a writer and clinical psychologist. He has held lecturing posts in clinical psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry and neuroscience at King’s College London. He has published over 30 scientific papers in international journals and has written a textbook on cognitive and neuropsychological…
The Incurable Romantic
‘Frank Tallis brings a lifetime’s clinical experience and wise reflection to a condition that, by its own strange routes, leads us into the very heart of love itself. This is a brilliant, compelling book’ Ian McEwan Love defines us. It shapes the individual, ensures the preservation of the species, and…
The Liebermann Papers 1 – Mortal Mischief
Published in the USA as ‘A DEATH IN VIENNA’ (Mortalis) If you want to see a 6 minute film of Frank Tallis talking about Mortal Mischief in The Freud Museum click here. (Note: the 3.6 MB file is in Windows media format) ‘Tallis’s writing and feel for the period are…
The Liebermann Papers 2 – Vienna Blood
‘This is the second novel in the Liebermann series and it lives up to the promise of Tallis’s earlier book, Mortal Mischief. At a time when readers know just about every forensic trick, Tallis cleverly takes us back to a moment poised between discredited Victorian theories about criminology and exciting…
The Liebermann Papers 3 – Fatal Lies
‘Tallis has come up with a particularly ingenious method of murder that leaves no trace .. ‘ Joan Smith, Sunday Times. ‘A clever plot, jokes for those who are interested in the history of psychoanalysis, and a convincing portrait of the imperial city combine in Fatal Lies to provide lively…
The Liebermann Papers 4 – Darkness Rising
Published in the USA as ‘Vienna Secrets’ (Mortalis) ‘ .. a thoroughly compelling piece of work.’ John Williams, The Mail of Sunday ‘Tallis’s background in psychology underpins his startling insights into the workings of the human mind.’ Joanna O’Rourke, Books Quarterly ‘Tallis is exploring serious themes here – among them,…
The Liebermann Papers 5 – Deadly Communion
Published in the USA as ‘VIENNA TWILIGHT’ (Mortalis) ‘My favourite read over Christmas .. deliciously intricate .. Intensely atmospheric .. confirms his place in the front rank of British thriller writers.’ Geoffrey Wansell, The Daily Mail ‘ .. cleverly done and never dull … a rich and riveting read.’…
The Liebermann Papers 6 – Death and the Maiden
‘ .. another bravura performance from a maestro.’ Boyd Tonkin, The Independent ‘A serious, well-informed and interesting novel.’ Jessica Mann, Literary Review ‘.. maintains the high standard of the previous novels .. a highly enjoyable read.’ Laura Root, Eurocrime ‘This is costume drama at its best.’ Heather O’Donoghue, TLS …
The Forbidden
‘Reading The Forbidden offers the same thrilling sense of familiarity and discovery as stumbling across a top-notch Hammer movie or a vintage Dennis Wheatley novel….What we have here is a proper scare-your-socks-off horror tale, featuring gore, demons, possession and exorcism. Tallis weaves real historical figures into the narrative and conjures…
The Passenger
1941. A German submarine, U-330, patrols the stormy inhospitable waters of the north Atlantic. It is commanded by Siegfried Lorenz, a maverick naval officer who does not believe in the war he is bound by duty and honour to fight. U-330 receives instructions to collect two prisoners from a vessel…