The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries (Hardcover)) - Softcover

Akunin, Boris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812968778 ISBN 13: 9780812968774

Publisher: Random House Trade, 2004

Synopsis

Moscow, May 1876. What would cause a talented student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public? Decadence and boredom, it is presumed. But young sleuth Erast Fandorin is not satisfied with the conclusion that this death is an open-and-shut case, nor with the preliminary detective work the precinct has done-and for good reason: The bizarre and tragic suicide is soon connected to a clear case of murder, witnessed firsthand by Fandorin himself. Relying on his keen intuition, the eager detective plunges into an investigation that leads him across Europe, landing him at the center of a vast conspiracy with the deadliest of implications.

About this title

Review:

"A galloping story of murder, suicide, deception, and disguise."
-Entertainment Weekly

"As international as caviar and vodka! A crafty tale full of atmosphere, character, and action."
-Anne Perry

"Marries old-fashioned manners to a nonstop array of plot twists to rival the best detective tales . . . The Winter Queen is an energetic hands-down winner."
-People

"There are secret panels, hidden tunnels, a false mustache, intercepted letters, gunfights, and a glamorous female villain. . . . Akunin knows how to build suspense."
-The Boston Globe

"A wondrous strange and appealing novel . . . Elaborate, intricate, profoundly czarist, and Russian to its bones, as though Tolstoy had sat down to write a murder mystery. Not quite like anything you've ever read before."
-Alan Furst, author of The Foreign Correspondent

Book Description:

'An absolute delight. Think Tolstoy writing James Bond with the logical rigour of Sherlock Holmes. A hoot' Guardian. Abridged edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0812968778
• ISBN 13: 9780812968774
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264