The Coronation: Erast Fandorin 7 - Brossura

Akunin, Boris

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0297855174 ISBN 13: 9780297855170

Casa editrice: W&N, 2009

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

A novel as crammed with delights as the Tsarina's jewel box (Daily Telegraph)

Akunin's brilliance lies in taking the elements of a classic detective story and imbuing them with a poignant emotional complexity (Sunday Times)

Lively characters and a sinuous plot amply explain why Akunin's Fandorin thrillers have sold in their millions (Financial Times on The State Counsellor)

Erast Fandorin lives to fight another day, and for his many aficionados that can only be a good thing (New Statesman)

Descrizione del libro:

Fandorin returns in a swashbuckling tale of abduction and intrigue, set during the build-up to the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0297855174
• ISBN 13: 9780297855170
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320