Türkisches Gambit

Boris Akunin is a criminally good writer of a new type. Lovers of cultured entertainment have found their author. 1877: Russia is at war with Turkey. Solo traveling women are in danger during this time, especially when they are dressed as men, like the pretty Warja. But in her greatest need, a stranger appears, a gentleman, even if he has the audacity to wager the girl against a donkey: Erast Fandorin. The taciturn young man is on a mission for the Russian secret service, heading to Bulgaria for the general staff. Warja becomes an indispensable assistant to Fandorin in this second adventure of a cult series about the James Bond of the 19th century—conceived and written by Boris Akunin, one of Russia's most read authors. No, Gogol never worked on the second part of "Dead Souls." He wrote crime stories about Erast.