She Lover Of Death: Erast Fandorin 8 (Erast Fandorin Mysteries) - Hardcover

Akunin, Boris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297848259 ISBN 13: 9780297848257

Publisher: W&N, 2009

Synopsis

Still a persona non grata in Moscow, ostracised by the authorities and shamed by the very qualified success of his last mission, Fandorin is back in his most underground enquiry to date.

There's been rising consternation in fin-de-siècle Moscow over a wave of suicides among the city's young bohemians. An intrepid newspaper reporter, Zhemailo, begins to uncover the truth behind the phenomenon - that the victims are linked by a secret society, the Lovers of Death. But Zhemailo is not the only investigator hot on the heels of these disciples of the occult. Little do they realise that the latest 'convert' to their secret society, assuming the alias of a Japanese prince, is none other than Erast Fandorin. But when a young and naïve provincial woman, Masha Mironova, becomes embroiled in the society, and Zhemalio dies a mysterious death, Fandorin must do more than merely infiltrate and observe. Especially when the spin of the Russian roulette wheel decrees that our dashing hero be the next to die by his own hand. Can Fandorin fake his own demise, all while outwitting the cult's dastardly leader? Find out in this fascinating journey through the dark underbelly of the fin-de-siècle.

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Review:

Boris Akunin shows how it should be done ... an absurdly imaginative story, surreal and comic ... irresistible (The Times)

Fandorin is an impossibly heroic figure ... irresistible (The Times)

The beguiling, super-brainy, sexy, unpredictable Fandorin is a creation like no other in crime fiction (The Times)

Extraordinarily readable, full of incident and excitement, swift-moving and told with a sparkling light-heartedness which is impossible to resist (Evening Standard)

His characters are outrageous and thoroughly unbelievable. Fandorin is an impossibly heroic figure. The combination is irrestible. (Marcel Berlins THE TIMES)

self-indulgently enjoyable... (Akunin's) artfully constructed novel also nods in the direction of Arthur Conan Doyle (John Thornhill FINANCIAL TIMES)

A special treat for Akunin's fans (Jessica Mann LITERARY REVIEW)

Book Description:

'A Decadent Detective Story' from the master of Russian crime fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: W&N
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0297848259
• ISBN 13: 9780297848257
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272