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Eliza Altairsky-Lointaine is the toast of Moscow society, a beautiful actress in an infamous theatre troupe.

Her love life is a colourful as the parts she plays. She is the estranged wife of a descendant of Genghis Khan. And her ex-husband has threatened to kill anyone who courts her.

He appears to be making good on his promise.

Fandorin is contacted by concerned friend — the widowed wife of Chekhov — who asks him to investigate an alarming incident involving Eliza. But when he watches Eliza on stage for the first time, he falls desperately in love… Can he solve the case — and win over Eliza — without attracting the attentions of the murderer he is trying to find?

The first of the interlinked plotlines is set in Russia during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Fandorin is charged with protecting the Trans-Siberian Railway from Japanese sabotage in a pacy adventure filled with double agents and ticking bombs.Then we travel back to the Japan of the late 1870s. This is the story of Fandorin's arrival and life in Yokohama, his first meeting with Masa and the martial arts education that came in so handy later. He investigates the death of a Russian ship-captain, fights for a woman, exposes double-agents in the Japanese police, fights against, and then with the ninjas, and becomes embroiled in a shocking finale that interweaves the two stories and ties up the series as a whole.

Moscow, May 1876. What would cause a talented student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public? Decadence and boredom, it is presumed. But young sleuth Erast Fandorin is not satisfied with the conclusion that this death 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 himself. Relying on his keen intuition, the eager detective plunges into an investigation that leads him across Europe, landing him at the center of a vast conspiracy with the deadliest of implications.

Wreszcie dowiemy się o sławnym pobycie w Japonii, który odmienił nie tylko losy, lecz i osobowość wielkiego Fandorina. To rozdział, bez którego jego biografia byłaby tak niepełna, jak dzieje Sherlocka Holmesa bez klęski poniesionej w spotkaniu z Ireną Adler. I tu bowiem kluczową rolę odegra piękna kobieta…

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 of Death. But Zhemailo is not the only investigator hot on the heels of these disciples of the occult. Little do they realise that the latest 'convert' to their secret society, assuming the alias of a Japanese prince, is none other than Erast Fandorin. But when a young and naïve provincial woman, Masha Mironova, becomes embroiled in the society, and Zhemalio dies a mysterious death, Fandorin must do more than merely infiltrate and observe. Especially when the spin of the Russian roulette wheel decrees that our dashing hero be the next to die by his own hand. Can Fandorin fake his own demise, all while outwitting the cult's dastardly leader?

Czytając "Dekoratora" – kolejną kryminalną powieść Akunina, ktora wpadła mi w łapki, cały czas zadawałem sobie jedno pytanie. Czyżby prawdą byłoby twierdzenie, że, jak mówią niektórzy, w literaturze, tak jak w muzyce, było już wszystko i od jakiegoś czasu autorzy eksploatują znane wzorce, zestawiając je jedynie po swojemu (vide "czarne" wersje znanych piosenek)?

"Dekorator" to nic innego, jak dopisanie nowego rozdziału do znanej na całym świecie historii mordercy z White Chappel, czyli Kuby Rozpruwacza. Akunin napisał sprawną opowiastkę, flancując Jacka Rippera na rosyjską ziemię, rozpruwając kilka brzuchów i popisując się przenikliwością swego prywatnego Sherlocka, czyli carskiego urzędnika Erasta Fandorina. Dobre to, łatwe i przyjemne, ale nic poza tym. Moim zdaniem, tylko dla miłośników gatunku.

Akunin goes noir as Fandorin meets bandits! Senka Skorikov, orphan and urchin, has been abandoned to the murky world of Moscow’s gangster district. While picking a pocket or two, he glimpses the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, and joins the gang of her overlord lover, The Prince, so desperate he is to meet her. Senka climbs the criminal ranks, uncovering a stash of precious metal, and gradually capturing the heart of his beloved Death - so named for the life expectancy of her lovers. But as the bandit community balks at his success on both fronts, threats on his life begin to pour in.

A dandy and his ‘Chinese’ sidekick seem to be taking an inordinate interest in Senka’s welfare, and it becomes clear that those threatening Senka are linked to a spate of murders, grizzly even by underworld standards. Fandorin must unweave a tangled web of narcotics, false identities and organised crime - but can he survive an encounter with the ever-alluring Death unscathed? Find out in the darkest Fandorin to date!

Zdemaskowanie, uwięzienie, ucieczka, otumanienie narkotykami…Ze wszystkich elementów, charakterystycznych dla powieści szpiegowskiej, autor – mistrz zaskakującej intrygi i inteligentnego pastiszu – stworzył swą nową, brawurową historię, dziejącą się w czasie II wojny światowej.

Jest rok 1941. Planując atak na ZSRR, Niemcy chcą uzyskać efekt całkowitego zaskoczenia. I choć wojska stoją już na granicy, agent „Wasser” otrzymuje zadanie wprowadzenia Rosjan w błąd. Na jego trop wpada specjalna grupa „Plan”, w której działa młodszy lejtnant Dorin…

Jest rok 1886. W Moskwie od pewnego czasu grasuje sprytny oszust, Walet Pikowy. Ofiarami jego żartów padają różne osoby, ale dopiero kiedy ośmielił się zadrzeć z generałem-gubernatorem Moskwy, Władimirem Andriejewiczem Dołgorukim, na pomoc wezwany zostaje Erast Pietrowicz. Jego pomocnikiem zostaje posłaniec Anisij Tulipanow. Razem toczą batalię przeciwko sprytnemu Waletowi.

Podczas przygotowań do koronacji cara Mikołaja II porwany zostaje syn Wielkiego Ksiecia Georgija Aleksandrowicza. Porywacz jako okupu żąda `Orłowa`. Ten bezcenny brylant zdobiący berło jest narodową świętością. Fandorin wie, że zbrodniarz nie zwykł zostawiać swych ofiar przy życiu. Musi więc wygrać wyścig z czasem.

SUMMARY:

In Special Assignments, Erast Fandorin, nineteenth-century Russia's 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 Moscow's residents including Fandorin's own boss, Prince Dolgorukoi. To catch him, Fandorin and his new assistant, timid young policeman Anisii Tulipov, must don almost as many disguises as the grifter does himself. "The Decorator" is a different case altogether: A savage serial killer who believes he "cleans" the women he mutilates and takes his orders from on high, he must be given Fandorin's most serious attentions. Peopled by a rich cast of eccentric characters, and with plots that are as surprising as they are inventive,Special Assignmentswill delight Akunin's many fans, while challenging the gentleman sleuth's brilliant powers of detection. Praise from England: "Boris Akunin's wit and invention are a source of constant wonder." Evening Standard "[Fandorin is] a debonair combo of Sherlock Holmes, D'Artagnan and most of the soulful heroes of Russian literature. . . . This pair of perfectly balanced stories permit the character of Fandorin to grow." The Sunday Telegraph "Agatha Christie meets James Bond: [Akunin's] plots are intricate and tantalizing. . . . [These stories] are unputdownable and great fun." Sunday Express "The beguiling, super-brainy, sexy, unpredictable Fandorin is a creation like no other in crime fiction." The Times

Ktoś zdradza plany Rosjan w wojnie z Turcją. Podejrzenia padają na narzeczonego emancypantki Warwary Suworowej. Na szczęście w pobliżu jest detektyw Erast Fandorin…

Druga powieść z cyklu kryminałów, których bohaterem jest detektyw Erast Fandorin.

Rok 1877. Do Bułgarii, gdzie toczy się wojna z Turkami, w ślad za narzeczonym Pietią jedzie Waria, rosyjska emancypantka. W dramatycznych okolicznościach poznaje Fandorina, który w walce szuka zapomnienia po stracie ukochanej. Tajemniczy agent uprzedza Turków o planach Rosjan, podejrzenie pada zaś na Pietię. Aby ratować niewinnego przyjaciela, Fandorin i Waria gorączkowo szukają prawdziwego zdrajcy…

Rosja, maj roku 1905. Trwa na wpół przegrana wojna z Japonią. Wybuchła już, ale nie rozhulała się jeszcze rewolucja. Losy wojny i rewolucji przechylić chce nieuchwytny japoński dywersant, zwany Akrobatą. Ten istny geniusz zagłady ma tylko jednego godnego siebie wroga. Nieubłaganie tropi go cywilny doradca rządowy do spraw bezpieczeństwa kolei, Erast Pietrowicz Fandorin…

SUMMARY:

General Khrapov, newly appointed Governor-General of Siberia and soon-to-be Minister of the Interior, is murdered in his official saloon carriage on his way from St Petersburg to Moscow.The killer, disguised as Fandorin, leaves a knife thrust up to the hilt in his victim's chest and escapes through the window of the carriage. Can Fandorin escape suspicion?A battle of wills and ideals, revolutionaries and traditionalists and good versus evil.

Zapowiadając, że nie będzie więcej pisał o Fandorinie, Boris Akunin na szczęście nie dotrzymał słowa. Nowa książka to cykl opowiadań, w których słynny detektyw rozwiązuje wiele zdumiewających zagadek, przeżywając niezwykłe przygody od Moskwy i Syberii, przez Japonię, po Anglię i… Dziki Zachód.

Skąd się wziął nefrytowy różaniec, który pomaga Fandorinowi w skupieniu się? O co staje do pojedynku z samym Sherlockiem Holmesem? Kim jest podstępna „czerwona perła prerii”? Pasjonująca fabuła, klimat i kapitalne nawiązania do klasycznych mistrzów gatunku.

James Bond w stylowej Moskwie roku 1900? Tak! Nazywa się Fandorin i tym razem szuka ukrytego w podziemiach skarbu. W tajemnicę zamieszana jest tytułowa Śmierć – piękna dziewczyna z półświatka, której kochankowie giną w dziwnych okolicznościach. Jedna z najlepszych powieści słynnego pisarza, łącząca porywającą intrygę kryminalną z mrocznym nastrojem w barwnej scenerii carskiej Rosji. Mimo podobieństwa tytułu, nowa książka nie jest dalszym ciągiem "Kochanki Śmierci". Znakomita zabawa i zarazem literatura wysokiej klasy!

Powieść sensacyjno-fantastyczna osadzona w realiach Rosji lat 1990 – czy czytanie w ludzkich myślach pomoże przywrócić istnienie ZSRR – pomysłowa intryga, refleksje o współczesności, świetna zabawa.

Z tajemniczej katastrofy, jakiej ulega moskiewski autobus, cało wychodzi tylko dwóch nastolatków. I obaj zyskują niesamowite właściwości. Siergiej staje się niezwykle szybki, a Robert słyszy myśli innych ludzi. Wraz z dziwną dziewczyną, w której się zakochują, dysponują paranormalną siłą, będącą idealna bronią dla KGB w walce o ocalenie Związku Radzieckiego. Kolejne po Powieści szpiegowskiej dzieło z serii Gatunki.

Jest rok 1891. Detektyw Fandorin rozpracuje grupę bojową, zabijającą najwyższych urzędników carskiej ochrany. Kim są mordercy? Do czego dążą? Jak złapać szefa grupy, tajemniczego Grina? Kto kryje się pod inicjałami „T.G”? Jak zwykle u Akunina kapitalna intryga sensacyjna idzie w parze z doskonale odmalowanym tłem historyczno-obyczajowym, tym razem poświęconym „rewolucyjnemu podziemiu”, które niebawem miało zmienić Rosję...

Mosca, 1876: in un parco affollato, un giovane si spara davanti agli occhi di una ragazza che poco prima gli aveva rifiutato un bacio. И solo il primo di un'inquietante catena di suicidi apparentemente inspiegabili. Dietro quei gesti tanto assurdi si nasconde forse un intrigo internazionale, ordito al di fuori della madre Russia? A indagare sul caso и Erast Fandorin, investigatore alle prime armi pieno di entusiasmo e acume. La pista che segue lo condurrа ai quattro angoli della Terra, in una serie di avventure rocambolesche che approderanno a una veritа sconvolgente e imprevedibile. Con Fandorin nasce una indimenticabile figura di detective in grado di rivaleggiare con «classici» quali Poirot, Sherlock Holmes e Montalbano.

Grand Duke Georgii Alexandrovich arrives in Moscow for the coronation, accompanied by three of his children and their alluring governess, Mademoiselle Declique. During an afternoon stroll, daughter Xenia is dragged away by bandits, only to be rescued by an elegant gentleman and his oriental sidekick. The passing heroes introduce themselves as Fandorin and Masa, but panic ensues when they realise that four-year old Mikhail has been snatched in the confusion.A ransom letter arrives from Dr Lind, an international criminal and the Moriarty to Fandorin's Sherlock Holmes. The letter demands the handover of the Count Orlov, an enormous diamond on the royal sceptre which is due to play a part in the coronation. Fandorin suggests that the value of the stone is paid in 'installments', buying the party a week to ensure the young boy's safe return. But can the gentleman detective find Mikhail in time, or will the Grand Duke's son meet with the same gruesome fate as Lind's last abductee - whom Fandorin could do nothing to save? Will Fandorin succumb to the affections of Xenia? And why is he falling to his death on the very first page? Our inimitable hero returns in a tantalisingly closely-matched battle of wills and of wiles.

SUMMARY: It is 1877, and war has broken out between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The Bulgarian front resounds with the thunder of cavalry charges, the roar of artillery, and the clash of steel on steel during the world’s last great horse–and–cannon conflict. Amid the treacherous atmosphere of a nineteenth–century Russian field army, former diplomat and detective extraordinaire Erast Fandorin finds his most confounding case.It’s difficulties are only compounded by the presence of Varya Suvorova, a deadly serious (and seriously beautiful) woman with revolutionary ideals who has disguised herself as a boy in order to find her respected comrade– and fiancé–Pyotr Yablokov, an army cryptographer. Even after Fandorin saves her life, Varya can hardly bear to thank such a “lackey of the throne” for his efforts.But when Yablokov is accused of espionage and faces imprisonment and execution, Varya must turn to Fandorin to find the real culprit… a mission that forces her to reconsider his courage, deductive mind, and piercing gaze.Filled with the same delicious detail, ingenious plotting, and subtle satire as The Winter Queen and Murder on the Leviathan, The Turkish Gambit confirms Boris Akunin’s status as a master of the historical thriller–and Erast Fandorin as a detective for the ages.

### Amazon.com Review

Usually, crime writers who give birth to protagonists deserving of future series want to feature those characters as prominently as possible in subsequent installments. Not so Boris Akunin, who succeeds his celebrated first novel about daring 19th-century Russian sleuth Erast Fandorin, __, with the less inventive *Murder on the Leviathan*, in which the now former Moscow investigator competes for center stage with a swell-headed French police commissioner, a crafty adventuress boasting more than her fair share of aliases, and a luxurious steamship that appears fated for deliberate destruction in the Indian Ocean.

Following the 1878 murders of British aristocrat Lord Littleby and his servants on Paris's fashionable Rue de Grenelle, Gustave Gauche, "Investigator for Especially Important Crimes," boards the double-engined, six-masted *Leviathan* on its maiden voyage from England to India. He's on the lookout for first-class passengers missing their specially made gold whale badges--one of which Littleby had yanked from his attacker before he died. However, this trap fails: several travelers are badgeless, and still others make equally good candidates for Littleby's slayer, including a demented baronet, a dubious Japanese army officer, a pregnant and loquacious Swiss banker's wife, and a suave Russian diplomat headed for Japan. That last is of course Fandorin, still recovering two years later from the events related in *The Winter Queen*. Like a lesser Hercule Poirot, "papa" Gauche grills these suspects, all of whom harbor secrets, and occasionally lays blame for Paris's "crime of the century" before one or another of them--only to have the hyper-perceptive Fandorin deflate his arguments. It takes many leagues of ocean, several more deaths, and a superfluity of overlong recollections by the shipmates before a solution to this twisted case emerges from the facts of Littleby's killing and the concurrent theft of a valuable Indian artifact from his mansion.

Like the best Golden Age nautical mysteries, *Murder on the Leviathan* finds its drama in the escalating tensions between a small circle of too-tight-quartered passengers, and draws its humor from their over-mannered behavior and individual eccentricities. Trouble is, Akunin (the pseudonym of Russian philologist Grigory Chkhartishvili) doesn't exceed expectations of what can be done within those traditions. *--J. Kingston Pierce*

### From Publishers Weekly

Akunin writes like a hybrid of Caleb Carr, Agatha Christie and Elizabeth Peters in his second mystery to be published in the U.S., set on the maiden voyage of the British luxury ship *Leviathan*, en route to India in the spring of 1878. Akunin's young Russian detective/diplomat protagonist, Erast Fandorin, has matured considerably since his debut in last year's highly praised *The Winter Queen*, set in 1876, and proves a worthy foil to French police commissioner Gustave Gauche, who boards the *Leviathan* because a clue suggests that one of the passengers murdered a wealthy British aristocrat, seven servants and two children in his Paris home and stole priceless Indian treasures. The intuitive, methodical Fandorin, who joins the ship at Port Said, soon slyly takes over the investigation and comes up with an eclectic group of suspects, all with secrets to hide, whom Gauche assigns to the same dining room. The company recite humorous or instructive stories that slow down the action but eventually relate to the identification of the killer. Gauche offers at least four solutions to the crimes, but in each case Fandorin debates or debunks his reasoning. The atmospheric historical detail gives depth to the twisting plot, while the ruthless yet poignant arch villain makes up for a cast of mostly cardboard characters. Readers disappointed by the lack of background on Fandorin will find plenty in *The Winter Queen*.

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