The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin
This is the first book featuring Erast Fandorin, a gentleman sleuth who solves murders and mysteries in tsarist Russia. A 23-year-old law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Moscow's Alexander Gardens. Fandorin is put on the case to find out what drove him to it, a case that deepens as he discovers that the young man was the son of a rich and influential factory owner. The story is enhanced by its authentic backdrop of nineteenth-century Russia. After all, it's difficult to keep your mind on a case when the new Dostoyevsky novel has just hit the shops. Fandorin has been described as 'the James Bond of the 19th century' and Akunin has been compared to Gogol, Tolstoy and Conan Doyle. The UK publication of these books marks the arrival of a startling new voice in the thriller marketplace.
The year is 1876 and the setting MoscowA law student aged 23 commits suicide in the Alexander Gardens, having accosted a young woman who turns on him, whereupon he shoots himself, having spun the revolver's chambers first in a form of Russian roulette. Erast Fandorin, a clever young detective, is assigned to the case and discovers that the young man who shot himself was the son of an influential industrialist. Fandorin's investigation leads him to Berlin and St Petersburg as he unravels a major conspiracy. The first in a multi-book series, this is a gripping crime story with an authentic background.
Boris Akunin is the pseudonym of Grigory Chkhartishvili. He translated Japanese texts before the worldwide success of his Fandorin series. He lives in Moscow.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780297829744 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297829742 |
| Title | The Winter Queen |
| Author | Boris Akunin |
| Series | Erast Fandorin Mysteries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2003-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |