Pelagia and the White Bulldog
The First Sister Pelagia Mystery
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2007
Summary
In the dying days of the nineteenth century, the small Russian town of Zavolzhsk is shaken out of its sleepy rural existence by the arrival from St Petersburg of a Synodical Inspector with a hidden agenda and a dangerously persuasive manner.
Meanwhile, in the nearby country estate of Drozdovka, one of the prized white Bulldogs - prized because of its one brown ear, and its propensity to drool - belonging to the cantankerous lady of the house has been poisoned. The old widow has taken …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753821572 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753821575 |
| Author: | Boris Akunin |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 201mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Sister Pelagia Mystery |
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“Boris Akunin gets better, and better. Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog is immensely compelling, rich, and amusing – more than a little seductive, slightly mad, and wildly entertaining.”
Boris Akunin gets better, and better. Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog is immensely compelling, rich, and amusing - more than a little seductive, slightly mad, and wildly entertaining. - Alan Furst
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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