The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin - ISBN: 9780753817599
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Tsarist Russia, a suspicious suicide, and a conspiracy unfolds.

The Winter Queen

An Erast Fandorin Mystery 1

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2004

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Summary

This is the first book featuring Erast Fandorin, a gentleman sleuth who solves murders and mysteries in tsarist Russia.

Moscow 1876. A young law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Moscow’s Alexander Gardens. But this is no ordinary death, for the young man was the son of an influential industrialist and has left a considerable fortune.

Erast Fandorin, a hotheaded new recruit to the Criminal Investigation Department, is assigned to the case. Brilliant, young, and soph…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780753817599
ISBN-10:0753817594
Author:Boris Akunin
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:1 June 2004
Weight:238g
Dimensions:167mm x 206mm x 21mm
Series:Erast Fandorin Mysteries
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Critics Review

A masterful tongue-in-cheek mixture of crime and historical fiction - WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY - Ash Tarhuni, Bookseller

About The Author

Boris Akunin

Boris Akunin is the pseudonym of Grigory Chkhartishvili. He translated Japanese texts before the worldwide success of his Fandorin series. He lives in Moscow.

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