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Original Title:	Азазель
ISBN:	0753817594 (ISBN13: 9780753817599)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Erast Fandorin Mysteries #1, תיבת פנדורין #1
Characters:	Erasts Fandorīns, Lēdija Estere
Setting:	St. Petersburg, Russia Moscow(Russian Federation) Russia

The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries #1)

Boris Akunin

Paperback | Pages: 256 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 10115 Users | 804 Reviews

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Title	:	The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries #1)
Author	:	Boris Akunin
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	March 25th 2004 by Phoenix Press (first published 1998)
Categories	:	Mystery. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Russia. Crime. Detective

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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 more 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.

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The year is 1876. Alexander II is Tsar of all the Russias. Akunin's hero is a neophyte at the bottom rung of the civilian bureaucracy with an interest in crime solving. Unfortunately, in addition to his youth (he is only 20), he has lived a relatively sheltered life and has an aversion to messy murder scenes. His superintendent tries to clue him in: We spend most of our time around here polishing the seats of our pants and writing reports about the petty bourgeois Potbelly dispatching his

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

I discovered Boris Akunin last year and immediately fell into his prosaic style. His novels are full of humor and suspense and there are parts that made me laugh aloud. These books are a fun, riotous read that you don't want to put down until you've completed each and every one of them.

See more of my book reviews on my blog, Literary FlitsI didn't realise when I read The Turkish Gambit (the second in this series) a couple of years ago, that Akunin apparently wrote each of the novels in the style of a different literary genre. I found The Turkish Gambit too slow, but this first book, The Winter Queen was much more to my taste. It's well-paced adventure tale that doesn't take itself too seriously so, although Akunin creates a good sense of late-1800s Moscow and London, there are

Up until about page 150 I was ready to give the book a solid 4 stars. I've dropped it down to 3 stars overall after finishing. IMO, the story got a bit disjointed and there was a suspension of belief that entered the storyline that hadn't been there prior. To me, again IMHO, the author tried to sum up and bring to a close a story that had grown a bit large and somewhat overreaching. It felt as if the wrap up was rushed and not all the pieces fit nicely for me at the end as they had up through

I have no idea why this series is so popular. It fails as historical fiction. It fails as detective fiction. It fails in pretty much every way imaginable. I did enjoy the part where the hero was saved by his own vanity in the shape of a 'Lord Byron' corset.

Up until about page 150 I was ready to give the book a solid 4 stars. I've dropped it down to 3 stars overall after finishing. IMO, the story got a bit disjointed and there was a suspension of belief that entered the storyline that hadn't been there prior. To me, again IMHO, the author tried to sum up and bring to a close a story that had grown a bit large and somewhat overreaching. It felt as if the wrap up was rushed and not all the pieces fit nicely for me at the end as they had up through