Dashing hero Erast Fandorin returns for another intriguing Russian crime caper,from the bestselling author of THE WINTER QUEEN.General Khrapov,newly appointed Governor-General of Siberia and soon-to-be Minister of the Interior,is murdered in his official saloon carriage on his way from St Petersburg to Moscow.The killer,disguised as Fandorin,leaves a knife thrust up to the hilt in his victim's chest and escapes through the window of the carriage. Can Fandorin escape suspicionA battle of wills and ideals,revolutionaries and traditionalists and good versus evil.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9780753826423Number of pages: 304Weight: 264 gDimensions: 199 x 155 x 24 mm
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Akunin is an outstanding novelist...Gloriously tongue-in-cheek but seriously edge-of-your-seat at the same timeFandorin delights...a crime starWhat Akunin's books have in common is charm,elegant writing,abundant wit - and Erast Fandorin...He is a delightful character like no other in crime fictionFandorin is a debonair combo of Sherlock Holmes,D-Artagnan and most of the soulful heroes of Russian literature...Andrew Bromfield's translation is key to maintaining the entertaining period pasticheThe perfect Sunday afternoon read!
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