Murder on the Leviathan
`Akunin is an outstanding Fandorin is a beautifully drawn character who more than lives up to comparisons with Hercule Poirot or Sherlock The characters are delightful and you can imagine them in a Woody Allen version of an Agatha Christie Akunin`s work is gloriously tongue-in-cheek but seriously edge-of-your-seat at the same time` Daily Express On 15th March 1878 Lord Littleby, an English eccentric and collector, is found murdered in his Paris house together with nine members of his staff. A gold whale in the victim`s hand leads Erast Fandorin to board the Leviathan, the world`s largest steamship, as the murderer is one of the 142 first class passengers. Commissioner Gauche of the French police has narrowed down the suspects to ten, and...
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Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004