quiet twin
TitleThe quiet twin
Author
Call number813.54/0170
Object number08702
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherBloomsbury USA
Year of publication
2011
Physical description374p.
MaterialBook
Description
In Nazi-occupied Vienna, a string of unsolved murders has thrown the residents of one apartment building into a state of uneasy watchfulness. Anton Beer, a young doctor who has made a study of forensic psychology, is asked by the retired Professor Speckstein to investigate. It is an unwelcome request: Speckstein's job is to spy on the building's residents for the Nazis, and Doctor Beer has his own reasons for keeping his private life hidden from public scrutiny. When Beer discovers a paralyzed young woman in a neighbor's apartment, his life is further complicated