The State Counsellor

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Praise for BORIS AKUNIN 'A barnstorming success' Time Out
All in all, a delicious confection' Evening Standard
'What Akunin's books have in common is charm, elegant writing, abundant wit -- and Erast Fandorin He is a delightful character like no other in crime fiction' The Times
'There's much to enjoy in Akunin's thrillers. His novels are historical pastiches of high quality with the additional pleasure of an unfamiliar Russian perspective on world affairs Akunin is a hugely entertaining writer' Spectator
'Very elegant and assured. The period detail - both comic and dashing - glitters impeccably Akunin has designed his own diorama of a world at war, but it's unlikely that history was quite as entertaining as this' Literary Review
Erast Fandorin is back and this time he faces enemies within the government as well as revolutionaries without.
The reactionary General Khrapov, newly-appointed governor-general of Siberia and soon-to-be minister of the interior, is... Tovább

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Praise for BORIS AKUNIN 'A barnstorming success' Time Out
All in all, a delicious confection' Evening Standard
'What Akunin's books have in common is charm, elegant writing, abundant wit -- and Erast Fandorin He is a delightful character like no other in crime fiction' The Times
'There's much to enjoy in Akunin's thrillers. His novels are historical pastiches of high quality with the additional pleasure of an unfamiliar Russian perspective on world affairs Akunin is a hugely entertaining writer' Spectator
'Very elegant and assured. The period detail - both comic and dashing - glitters impeccably Akunin has designed his own diorama of a world at war, but it's unlikely that history was quite as entertaining as this' Literary Review
Erast Fandorin is back and this time he faces enemies within the government as well as revolutionaries without.
The reactionary General Khrapov, newly-appointed governor-general of Siberia and soon-to-be minister of the interior, is murdered in his official train carriage on the way from St. Petersburg to Moscow. A knife, bearing the initials 'CG', is thrust up to the hilt in the victim's chest, and State Counsellor Fandorin is allegedly seen fleeing the crime.
But all is not quite as it seems.
Someone is intent on framing Fandorin, and he must discover who they are, and who is really responsible for the murder. His investigation sets him on the trail of the mysterious 'CG', and brings him up against a daunting adversary: a man who bears a grudge, intent on wreaking vengeance at any cost.
As Fandorin also comes under threat from power-hungry strategists, he must fight his corner against hidden opponents - some more worthy than others. But will his feelings for a beautiful and passionate young revolutionary cloud his judgement?
Plots, counterplots and double-crossings abound as Boris Akunin's dashing and inimitable hero returns. Vissza