The Turkish Gambit
The second book in Boris Akunin’s series of historical detective novels featuring Erast Fandorin is titled “The Turkish Gambit.” The plot, which is set in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), centers on detective and former diplomat Erast Fandorin. Fandorin looks into threats made by Anwar Effendi, a Turkish operative, against Russian advances. The book features intriguing characters, mystery, and espionage all set against the backdrop of war-torn Bulgaria.
About the Author
Boris Akunin is the pen name of Grigory Chkhartishvili, a Georgian-born translator of Japanese literature who started writing detective novels in 1998 to prove Russian popular fiction could be well made. The Erast Fandorin books follow a nineteenth-century investigator through imperial Russian history and have…
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