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"A welcome revival of Russia's premier detective, Erast Fandorin . . . Evocative of our own age of political turmoil, this exploration of how terror worked back in the 1890s stars men and women pushed by conviction and ambition to wage war on the tsarist system or to support it to the death. Readers of Sam Eastland's 'Inspector Pekkala" series set just a few decades later in Russian history will embrace Fandorin as a similarly honorable hero. Let's hope for more US editions of works by an author who is popular worldwide."--Library Journal
"This rousing historical mystery, fluidly translated from the Russian by Bromfield, continues to draw its appeal from the Holmes-like Fandorin and from the author's antic stylistic flourishes."--Booklist "Akunin's descriptions of characters' appearances and temperaments, as well as the time period, call to mind Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes adventures. Narrative sleights of hand and copious red herrings will keep readers guessing until the end."--Publishers Weekly "Through every twist and turn, both Akunin and his hero maintain an imperturbable decorum that makes this the most ceremonious tale of terrorism and counterterrorism you're ever likely to read."--Kirkus Reviews "Fandorin delights with his silken ironies and smart manoeuvres . . . This latest case shows a crime star of all the Russias still blazing bright."_Independent (UK) Praise for Boris Akunin and the Fandorin mystery series: "It is difficult to convey the breadth of influence that Boris Akunin has on Russian society. Vladimir Putin likely fears him . . . In scope, think of Akunin as the J.K. Rowling of Russia--in style, perhaps somewhere between Dorothy Dunnett and Robert Ludlum . . . An unlikely intellectual shepherd of the Russian opposition.""Will Cathcart, Daily Beast ";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, on The Winter Queen "Delightful romps through a stylized late nineteenth century."_New Yorker ";The Russian Ian Fleming . . . Akunin's accomplished writing is a treat."_Ruth Rendell, on The Winter Queen "If Pushkin had tried his hand at detective fiction, it might have turned out something like this . . A saucy and insouciant tale of derringers and derring-do."_New York Times Book Review, on The Winter Queen ";[Akunin's] novels feature a Slavic Sherlock Holmes who speaks Japanese and English, is skilled at martial arts and has ladykiller good looks. . . . Millions of readers have been seduced."_Wall Street Journal, on The Death of Achilles"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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