Moscowâs 19th century diplomat-detective Fandorin is on the run for murder in this ingenious historical mystery by âthe Russian Ian Flemingâ (Ruth Rendell).  Since the publication of The Winter Queen, a New York Times Notable Book, millions of readers have been enthralled by Erast Fandorin, âa devastatingly attractive combination of Sherlock Holmes, Lord Peter Wimsey and James Bondâ (The Guardian). Now, Moscowâs premier sleuth returns to see his guile, morals, and even his identity challenged in a thriller âbrimming with adventure and extraordinary vitalityâ (Anne Perry, Edgar Award winner).  Moscow, 1891. The new Governor General of Siberia has been secreted away on a train from St. Petersburg to the former Russian capital. Out of a raging blizzard emerges a mustachioed official who introduces himself as State Counsellor Erast Fandorin, who thrusts a dagger into the generalâs heart then flees. When the Department of Security arrests Fandorin for12/ murder, he must find the imposter to save his own life. As the trail leads to the fearless machinations of terrorist revolutionaries, corruption among his fellow officials, and the seductions of a young nihilist, Fandorinâs mission is becoming rather dangerous.  In this ârelentless page-turner . . . the 19th century that Mr. Akunin depicts is pulsing with irresistible energyâ (New York Journal of Books). Adapted for the screen in 2005 as one of the most expensive films ever made in Russia, The State Counsellor is a âremarkably good . . . and entertaining detective novel that is simultaneously an excursion into Russian history and cultureâ (Los Angeles Review of Books)âone that âwill keep readers guessing until the endâ (Publishers Weekly).
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