Sunday, January 22, 2012

#1 (2012)

The Quiet TwinThe Quiet Twin by Dan Vyleta

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


...captures the paranoia endemic to society in Vienna..October 1939

What begins as an investigation into the killing of a neighbor's dog.....leads one Doctor Beer into the darker aspects of the lives of his neighbors. The diversity of social classes living in one apartment complex...surrounding a courtyard..

In this time and place...everyone had secrets..and would kill to keep them

Doctor Beer treats a young woman with sexual issues...a neighbor across the courtyard is caring for a "mentally defective" sister....the little girl, around the way...the humpbacked child...deals with an alcoholic father (and keeps a groundhog as a "pet")....and Doctor Beer has homosexual issues of his own....and the official, Nazi-endorsed "spy" is always On Duty


This is where I stop....if you're curious...seek out this book...it is a Wonder


4 1/2 Stars

***this was a Net Galley***