The Death of Achilles by Boris Akunin - ISBN: 9780753820971
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Fandorin returns to Moscow to solve a legendary hero’s murder.

The Death of Achilles

Erast Fandorin 4

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    30 September 2006

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Summary

Erast Fandorin returns to Moscow after an absence of six years, only to find himself instantly embroiled in court politics and scandal. His old friend General Sobolev - the famous ‘Russian Achilles’ - has been found dead in a hotel room, and Fandorin suspects foul play.

Using his now-famous powers of detection - powers that belie his twenty-six years - Fandorin embarks on an investigation, during which the political and the personal may become dangerously blurred. With the assistance …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780753820971
ISBN-10:0753820978
Author:Boris Akunin
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:30 September 2006
Weight:319g
Dimensions:197mm x 132mm x 28mm
Series:Erast Fandorin Mysteries
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Critics Review

‘The fourth Fandorin adventure is a delight. How wonderful to think there are seven more waiting to be translated.’

‘The fourth Fandorin adventure is a delight. How wonderful to think there are seven more waiting to be translated.’ EVENING STANDARD (14.8.06) ‘[a] hugely entertaining, cunningly plotted novel.’ SUNDAY TIMES (27.8.06) ‘The fourth Fandorin adventure is a delight. How wonderful to think there are seven more waiting to be translated.’ THE SCOTSMAN (23.9.06)

About The Author

Boris Akunin

Boris Akunin is the pseudonym of Grigory Chkhartishvili. He has been compared to Gogol, Tolstoy and Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Erast Fandorin books have sold over ten million copies in Russia alone. He lives in Moscow.

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