Boris Akunin

The Further Adventures of Erast FandorinIn Special Assignments, Erast Fandorin, nineteenth-century Russias suavest sleuth, faces two formidable new foes: One steals outrageous sums of money, the other takes lives. The Jack of Spades is a civilized swindler who has conned thousands of rubles from Moscows residentsincluding Fandorins own boss, Prince...

A NovelIn the middle of the night, a disheveled and badly frightened monk arrives at the doorstep of Bishop Mitrofanii of Zavolzhsk, crying: Somethings wrong at the Hermitage! The Hermitage is the centuries-old island monastery of New Ararat, known for its tradition of severely penitent monks, isolated environs, and a mental institution founded by...

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...

A NovelParis, 1878: Eccentric antiquarian Lord Littleby and his ten servants are found murdered in Littlebys mansion on the rue de Grenelle, and a priceless Indian shawl is missing. Police commissioner Papa Gauche recovers only one piece of evidence from the crime scene: a golden key shaped like a whale. Gauche soon deduces that the key is in fact...

A NovelThe ship carrying the devout to Jerusalem has run into rough waters. Onboard is Manuila, controversial leader of the Foundlings, a sect that worships him as the Messiah. But soon the polarizing leader is no longer a passenger or a prophet but a corpse, beaten to death by someone almost supernaturally strong. But not everything is as it...

Powieść sensacyjna: swoista "odpowiedź" rosyjskiego mistrza gatunku na słynną „Śmierć na Nilu” Agathy Christie. Na pokładzie luksusowego statku, płynącego z Anglii do Indii, znajduje się najprawdopodobniej sprawca „zbrodni stulecia”: człowiek, który w 1878 roku w Paryżu ukradł drogocenną statuetkę, zabijając właściciela i dziewięcioro służących....