Turkish Gambit
Erast Fandorin 2
$34.54
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2005
Summary
The Russo-Turkish war is at a critical juncture, and Erast Fandorin, broken-hearted and disillusioned, has gone to the front in an attempt to forget his sorrows. But Fandorin’s efforts to steer clear of trouble are thwarted when he comes to the aid of Varvara Suvorova - a ‘progressive’ Russian woman trying to make her way to the Russian headquarters to join her fiancé.
Within days, Varvara’s fiancé has been accused of treason, a Turkish victory looms on the horizon, and there are rumo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753819999 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753819996 |
| Author: | Boris Akunin |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2005 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 132mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Erast Fandorin Mysteries |
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’[Farndorin is] surely the most engagingly diffident detective since Sherlock Holmes. The descriptive details is wonderful, too, bringing to life a range if military types who would not be out of place in War and Peace.’ – Christina Koning TIMES (1.10.05) ‘an exciting gallop through 19th-century Europe complete with parodic characters and outrageous moustaches. Derring is done and buckles swashed, while at the book’s heart lies a melancholic and believable detective - and it works. Fandorin is a fascinating character and this is an excellent read.’ TELEGRAPH (15.10.05) ‘great entertainment.’ OBSERVER ‘Boris Akunin’s famous detective,Erast Fandorin, combines the elegance of Lord Peter Wimsey, the sangfroid of James Bond and the uncanny intellect of Sherlock Holmes.’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (20.11.05) ‘Turkish Gambit is an excellent historical pastiche…Akunin sets and maintains a cracking pace, and the result - intricately plotted, full of chicanery, and genuinely funny - is hugely entertaining.’ – Laura Wilson GUARDIAN (3.12.05)
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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