Books
by Boris Akunin
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Murder on the Leviathan |
A treat for those who enjoyed The Winter Queen (bwl 25). This time the handsome, young Russian sleuth is travelling on the world's newest and largest steamship, posing as a diplomat. Shades of Agatha Christie, the suspects of a multiple murder in Paris are contained within the elite area of the great ship together with the hapless French investigator, Commissioner Gauche. Lots of false leads and more casualties keep you guessing until Fedorin explains.
(James Baker - bwl 28 February 2005) |
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The Death of Achilles |
Those familiar with our hero Erast Fandorin's adventures, in which he exhibits his formidable skills of detection, will be delighted with this latest assignment which occurs after his return to Moscow, accompanied by his Japanese manservant Maso, following six diplomatic years in Japan. He is confronted with a new mystery: the 'murder' of his friend General Sobolev, the Russian Achilles, which he is 'invited' to solve . . . and of course that's not all.
(James Baker - bwl 39 April 2007) |
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The Winter Queen |
If you like literary thrillers then rejoice. This is the first in a series of 10 which have taken Russia by storm. Set in 1876 Moscow and St. Petersburg, its hero, Erast Fandorin - the James Bond of the 19th C - is a young police clerk whose brilliance and powers of deception lead from events surrounding a bizarre suicide to the uncovering of a devious world-wide conspiracy. Don't expect reality, just a fantastic read.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 25 August 2004) |
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