The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #1)

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An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here.Moscow, May 1876 What would cause a talented young student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public in the Alexander Gardens Decadence and boredom, most likely, is what the commander of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Moscow Police thinks, but still he finds it curious enough to send the newest member of the division, Erast Fandorin, a young man of irresistible charm, to the Alexander Gardens precinct for information.Fandorin is not satisfied with the conclusion that this is an open and shut case, nor with the preliminary detective work the precinct has done and for good reason The bizarre and tragic suicide is soon connected to a clear case of murder, witnessed firsthand by Fandorin There are many unresolved questions Why, for instance, have both victims left their fortunes to an orphanage run by the English Lady Astair And who is the beautiful A.B., whose signed photograph is found in the apparent suicide s apartment Relying on his keen intuition, the eager sleuth plunges into an investigation that leads him across Europe, landing him at the deadly center of a terrorist conspiracy of worldwide proportions. Best Download The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #1) by Boris Akunin For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I don t know if the charm of this novel translates well into English, but in its original Russian language this short historical mystery is delicious.The Winter Queen or as it was originally titled, Azazel is the first book in a series of detective stories whose main character is Erast Fandorin In this novel set in 1870s Russia Erast is a 20 year old wide eyed youth who accidentally comes to investigate a strange case of public suicide In spite of his naivete and innocence, Erast proves I don t know if the charm of this novel translates well into English, but in its original Russian language this short historical mystery is delicious.The Winter Queen or as it was originally titled, Azazel is the first book in a series of detective stories whose main character is ...The Book Report Young, orphaned Erast Fandorin has landed a comparatively cushy job for one whose comfortable future in czarist Russia was snatched away by the machinations of capitalists, beggaring and causing the suicide of his father Erast is a fourteenth class state functionary, serving a police official as amanuensis and errand boy It leads him into some odd alleyways, serving his about to retire master his wit, his proficiency with language, his unquenchable curiosity lead his boss to The Book Report Young, orphaned Erast Fandorin has landed a comparatively cushy job for one whose comfortable future in czarist Russia was snatched away by the machinations of capitalists, beggaring and causing the suicide of his father Erast is a fourteenth class state functionary, serving a police official as amanuensis and errand boy It leads him into some odd alleyways, serving his about to retire master his wit, his proficiency with language, his unquenchable curiosity lead his boss to allo...This is the first book of a very popular Russian series which brought fame to its author Boris Akunin real name Grigory Chkhartishvili Boris Akunin considers mystery genre to consist of several sub genres his own classification he wrote each book of the series in each sub genre conspiracy, spy, political, Agatha Christie type, etc In the first book we are presented with a conspiracy mystery.The main hero of the series is Erast Fandorin a young m...This is a brilliant book The plot is clever and full of those no way moments that I love in mysteries I laughed out loudthan once Fandorin is such a silly and unassuming hero, and his use of the male corset was absolutely divine I did see a few things coming but the writing was such fun to read, that it didn t spoil the book for me.I appreciate it as a work of Russian literature excellently translated of course, the ending was incredibly Russian we can t have things be TOO This is a brilliant book The plot is clever and full of those no way moments that I love in mysteries I laughed out loudthan once Fandorin is such a silly and unassuming hero, and his use of the male corset was absolutely divine I did see a few things coming but the writing was such fun to read, that it didn t spoil the book for me.I appreciate it as a work of Russian literature excellently translated of course, the ending was incredibly Russian we can t have things be TOO happy, can we , as w...,, , ,, , ,, ,,, ,, , ,, , ,, , ,, ,,, , ,,, , , ,,Boris Akunin is actually a pen name of Grigory Chkhartishvili bless you , according to the About the Author section in the back Akunin is Japanese for villain , a rather fitting pen surname for someone who is apparently legendary in Russia for his crime novels The Winter Queen is one of three mysteries featuring the detective Erast Fandorin I understand all three of them were made into big Russian blockbuster movies I think I might like the better movie I m just sayin This particula Boris Akunin is actually a p...Absolutely and totally fun novel, reminiscent of those old cliffhanger series things I would recommend this book to readers who like what I would call literary mysteries, rather than thefast food type of reads although, I must say, some of the ffrs fast food reads are pretty good so I m not slamming them I have read hundreds in my time Anyway, this one demands a littleof your patience time, but you will be rewarded in the long run brief plot review w o spoilersSet i Absolutely and totally fun novel, reminiscent of those old cliffhanger series things I would recommend this book to readers who like what I would call literary mysteries, rather than thefast food type of reads although, I must say, some of the ffrs fast food reads are pretty good so I m not slamming them I have read hundreds in my time Anywa...A to Z project, book 6What a delightful mystery adventure Set in 1876 in Russia and other parts of Europe it follows an energetic but naive young man who has just begun a career as a minor functionary in the Moscow police Erast Fandorin is something new or perhaps something old made new again , a character who succeeds not through his abilities, although he is not without talents, but because fate...For the first half of this book, I was of the opinion that this was an ok crime thriller, but one like a few others I have read which felt a bit thin Some historical crime thrillers feel to me a bit like once the well researched chosen cultural and chronological aspects are stripped away, you re not left with much except a simple story dressed up in unusual words This had some strange names and social ranks, and the story set up in a fairly likeable way, the first half was fairly enjoyable For the first half of this book, I was of the opinion that this was an ok crime thriller, but one like a fe...

The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #1)
  • English
  • 04 October 2018
  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • 0753817594
  • Boris Akunin
  • The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #1)