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Russian author Boris Akunin delights in literary experimentation. His first U.S. release, The Winter Queen, introduced the brilliant detective Erast Petrovich Fandorin in 1876 Moscow through a police procedural. In contrast, Murder on the Leviathan, the third entry in the Fandorin series, pays homage to Golden Age whodunits aboard a luxurious steamship. The Turkish Gambit shifts focus to a war novel and romance, set during the 1877-78 military conflict between tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire. Fandorin, now part of the diplomatic corps, encounters Varya Suvorova, a determined 22-year-old telegraphist eager to reunite with her fiancé, an army volunteer accused of espionage. Varya's quest to clear his name leads her to collaborate with Fandorin, despite her initial disdain for him. The narrative explores themes of Turkish politics, female suffrage, and the harem system, while Varya investigates a suspicious colonel in Bucharest, becoming embroiled in a deadly duel. As officers are murdered and a British plot against Russia emerges, Akunin captures the chaotic atmosphere of 19th-century warfare with clever dialogue and a strong female lead. However, the story's numerous digressions and minor characters may cause readers' interest to wane before reaching the climax.
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Турецкий гамбит, Boris Akunin
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- 2009
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