Eliza Altairsky-Lointaine is the toast of Moscow society, a beautiful actress in an infamous theatre troupe. The estranged wife of a descendant of Genghis Khan, her love life is as colourful as the parts she plays: her ex-husband has threatened to kill anyone who courts her.
He appears to be making good on his promise.
Fandorin is contacted by concerned friend - the widowed wife of Chekhov - who asks him to investigate an alarming incident involving Eliza. But when he watches Eliza on stage for the first time, he falls desperately in love . . . Can he solve the case - and win over Eliza - without attracting the attentions of the murderer he is trying to find?
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781474604413
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 340 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 34 mm
As always, Akunin manages to pull off a witty pastiche that is as involving and engaging as any straight crime novel. - S Magazine, Sunday Express
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