Published: July 4, 2017
ISBN: : B01N2VPD0W
Genre: Historical Mystery
Format: Ebook
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by name and email address: Gina Ginalrmreviews@gmail.com
THREE HEARTS
Fandorin, the State Counsellor, is a state security member of
the Tsar in the late 19th. Appointed by
the Tsar he is tasked with finding the murderer of a highly placed
official. His task soon becomes not one
of finding the killer, but like it appears that the killer did so in thee guide
of Fandorin. As he delves deeper into the
mystery he begins to find that the murder wasn’t merely a crime of opportunity
but an anarchist group is involved. His
investigation becomes deeper and deeper into the political intrigues of the
time.
This was my first Boris Akunin read and I found Fandorin to be
an interesting and highly entertaining character. A cross between Columbo and James Bond he is multi-dimensional
and very likeable.
His personality, as
shown through Akunin’s writing, would make for a marvellous TV series. The characters are intriguing and have the
right amount of mysterious behaviour to make you wonder more about them. Akunin’s
writing paints vivid settings—I most enjoyed the scene depicting the characters
riding in sleighs. Yes, I know they were
the mode of transportation—but it was still nice to visualize them.
Because of the Russian phrases and trying to pronounce the
characters’ names to myself THE STATE COUNSELLOR was not a quick read – but it
was definitely an enjoyable one.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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