There's been rising concern in Moscow over a wave of suicides among the city's young bohemians. An intrepid newspaper reporter, Zhemailo, begins to uncover the truth behind the phenomenon - that the victims are linked by a secret society, the Lovers...
Erast Fandorin returns to Moscow after an absence of six years. His old friend General Sobolev has been found dead in a hotel room, and Fandorin suspects foul play. Using his powers of detection - powers that belie his twenty-six years - he embarks on...
In Rußland hat er ein Millionenpublikum: "B. Akunin ist ein kriminell guter Schriftsteller neuen Typs. Die Liebhaber gebildeter Unterhaltung haben ihren Autor gefunden." F.A.Z. Mit Witz,CharmeundMethode: Fandorin ermittelt Moskau 1876:...