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A Worldwide Conspiracy and an Adorably Naïve Hero

Posted on 7 July 20204 September 2022 by Annie

A talented young student from a wealthy family commits suicide in a public park. Set in Moscow in 1876, the inexperienced police detective Erast Fandorin investigates this seemingly open-and-shut case – and in doing so, uncovers a deadly terrorist conspiracy of worldwide proportions. A promising premise to Boris Akunin’s “The Winter Queen”! 🤩 I’m excited to dive into this historical detective fiction as my next reading adventure. Have you read any of the Fandorin Mysteries?

Original Title: Азазель
Translated by Andrew Bromfield

“The Winter Queen” on Goodreads and Amazon.


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Annie Mondegreen

I'm Annie Mondegreen and I'm reading around the world in 18 detective novels (because 80 seemed impossible to conquer and 8 definitely not enough). While doing so, I'm also virtually traveling to the respective countries. Will you join me? [read on]

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Egypt — Finland — India — Japan — Portugal — Russia — Switzerland — Turkey — Ukraine

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