Vienna Blood

Max is enjoying success as a published author when the discovery of a murder in a luxury fashion house plunges him into the midst of a baffling case. Oskar needs Max’s help to understand the disturbing psychology of the murderer.

As the killer reaches out to Max, Oskar becomes unsettled by the murderer’s conviction that he is an artist who brings a beautiful end to his victims’ lives. Max and Oskar doggedly pursue scant clues in the perplexing world of fashion.

When a delusional retired soldier is found to have committed suicide, it looks like a tragic case of trauma-induced paranoia. But Max and Oskar wonder if the curse has an altogether more human explanation.

Max discovers that Steiner had a crisis of conscience. Oskar strives to unravel the identity of the man who made Steiner believe he was bedeviled. Max enlists help in a potentially dangerous ruse to help locate Steiner’s tormentor.

Max and Oskar investigate the death of actress Ida Rego. An examination of Ida’s life, her colleagues and her lovers pulls back the curtain on relationships in Vienna’s theatrical community that are as complex as they are barbed.

One suspect stands out in Ida’s murder--an American senator with incendiary views. A damning revelation enables Max to see that in different circumstances the same men can cause both miracles and calamities.