13-th novel by Boris Akunin's series about the famous detective Fandorin.The action works "world theatre" takes place in the autumn of 1911 in the Moscow theater where the Erast Petrovich has to investigate a new crime.
"Fandorin 55 years, but he suddenly younger and even into adolescence. On its share falls the test to which he is not ready. This novel is about what happens to Superman when he is stripped of his sverhchelovecheskie and invulnerability," said Akunin in the annotations to his new novel.
Akunin worked on the book for almost two years. The last collection of short stories about a Russian detective, "Jade rosary" was published in 2007, the last novel about Fandorin "the Diamond chariot" dated 2003, and the first - "Azazel" - 1998-m
Interesting facts
... and did you know that Erast Petrovich Fandorin:
- was born in January 1856 in ancient noble family
- nineteen years became an orphan
- participated in the Russo-Turkish war
- at various times he served in the Third ward, the Russian Embassy in Japan and an official for special assignments in Moscow the Governor-General
- was twice married in
both his wife and who died in childbirth the mother bore the same name - Elizabeth
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