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Search - The Fig Eater (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged)
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The Fig Eater - Audio Cassette - Unabridged Author: Vienna, 1910. A hot August night. An eighteen-year-old girl named Dora (loosely inspired by Freuds famous patient) is found brutally murdered in the Volksgarten park. The crime is being investigated by the Inspector, newly schooled in rationalist criminology. — Meanwhile, his Hungarian wife, Erszbet, driven by Gypsy superstition, and a teenage En... more »
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I am a big British mystery fan (Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes) so this was a bit of a departure for me. However, I did enjoy the mystery although I felt there were too many side stories along the way. This book does quite a bit of jumping around because both the husband and wife are trying to solve the mystery. When it kept to the task of the mystery at hand, it was quite enjoyable.
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Police Procedurals
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Mystery >> Historical