Murder on the Leviathan (Erast Fandorin) - Softcover

"Murder on the Leviathan harks back gratifyingly to the cerebral nature of this genre. . . . A nostalgically civilized spirit, even in the presence of murder."
-The New York Times

"Intricate and marvelous . . . addictively dazzling . . . Akunin's agile leaps of time, tone, and narrative style are matched by a frisky erudition: The book itself is a luxury literary cruise."
-Entertainment Weekly

"Fiendishly witty . . . [Akunin] knows his Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Fandorin likes to indulge in showy displays of Holmesian observations."
-Time

"A crafty puzzle in a sophisticated setting."
-The New York Times Book Review

"Enjoyable . . . [with] a rich trove of historical details that are both fun to read and illuminating."
-The Los Angeles Times Book Review

Praise for Boris Akunin

"[Akunin's Erast Fandorin] novels feature a Slavic Sherlock Holmes who speaks Japanese and English, is skilled at martial arts and has lady-killer good looks....Millions of readers have been seduced by the books' elegant style and classy, retro feel."
--The Wall Street Journal

"[Akunin is] the Russian Ian Fleming....[The Winter Queen] features abduction, villains, beautiful women and, of course, espionage....Akunin's accomplished writing is a treat."
--Ruth Rendell

"Akunin's prose is clean and swift, pausing only to set a scene with a few well-chosen details before resuming the hairpin curves of the action. If Pushkin had tried his hand at detective ?ction, it might have turned out something like this."
--The New York Times Book Review

"A warning to readers: after ?nishing this novel you will need more novels featuring Erast Fandorin....Akunin succeeds in transporting us completely into nineteenth-century Russia, yet the novel is a de?nitively modern mystery."
--Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club

"A tasty dish...There are secret panels, hidden tunnels, a false mustache, intercepted letters, gun?ghts, and a glamorous female villain....Akunin knows how to build suspense, but he also enjoys himself; he shows the reader a good time."
--The Boston Globe

"Marries old-fashioned manners to a nonstop array of plot twists to rival the best detective tales. The Winter Queen is an energetic hands-down winner."
--People

Investigating the bizarre murder of an English aristocrat whose children and servants were found dead nearby of apparent morphine overdoses, police commissioner Gauche follows clues on a luxury cruise ship, where he teams up with Erast Fandorin to identify a dangerous on-board killer. By the author of The Winter Queen. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 27,500 first printing.