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The Death Instinct
The Death Instinct: A Novel | Jed Rubenfeld
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A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller The Interpretation of Murder. Under a clear blue September sky, America's financial center in lower Manhattan became the site of the largest, deadliest terrorist attack in the nation's history. It was September 16, 1920. Four hundred people were killed or injured. The country was appalled by the magnitude and savagery of the incomprehensible attack, which remains unsolved to this day. The bomb that devastated Wall Street in 1920 explodes in the opening pages of The Death Instinct, Jed Rubenfeld's provocative and mesmerizing new novel. War veteran Dr. Stratham Younger and his friend Captain James Littlemore of the New York Police Department are caught on Wall Street on the fateful day of the blast. With them is the beautiful Colette Rousseau, a French radiochemist whom Younger meets while fighting in the world war. A series of inexplicable attacks on Rousseau, a secret buried in her past, and a mysterious trail of evidence lead Young, Littlemore, and Rousseau on a thrilling international and psychological journey-from Paris to Prague, from the Vienna home of Dr. Sigmund Freud to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., and ultimately to the hidden depths of our most savage instincts. As the seemingly disjointed pieces of what Younger and Littlemore learn come together, the two uncover the shocking truth behind the bombing. Blending fact and fiction in a brilliantly convincing narrative, Jed Rubenfeld has forged a gripping historical mystery about a tragedy that holds eerie parallels to our own time. Watch a video
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Andrew65
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A bomb in the heart of the New York Financial District is the theme for this book. This #newyorkminute which took place on 16th September 1920 killed 30 people and has never been solved. In this book Dr Stratham Younger sets out to solve the case. I loved this book and it quickly became a favourite. Within the book we also have connections to Dr Sigmund Freud and it involves a journey across Europe. What's not to love. Recommended!

Cinfhen Sounds fascinating! Thanks for posting and sharing 💙 7y
Andrew65 @Cinfhen It is a good book, I also enjoyed his only other fiction book 7y
erzascarletbookgasm I have The Interpretation of Murder on my TBR. Have not heard of this. Glad you posted this. 7y
Andrew65 @erzascarletbookgasm I had certainly never heard of this bomb before the book. I wish this author would write more but he is a lawyer and law professor too. Hope you enjoy them. 7y
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