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The Winter Queen
by Akunin, Boris
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1400060494
- ISBN 13
- 9781400060498
- Seller
-
Hoquiam, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House Inc, 2003 Text block is bowed and slanted. Minor water stains to the first few pages that do not affect the text. Some wear and rubbing to the dust jacket. Otherwise clean and would make a suitable reading copy.. Hard Cover. Fair/Good.
Synopsis
Moscow, May 1876: What would cause a talented young student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public in the Alexander Gardens? Decadence and boredom, most likely, is what the commander of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Moscow Police thinks, but still he finds it curious enough to send the newest member of the division, Erast Fandorin, a young man of irresistible charm, to the Alexander Gardens precinct for more information. Fandorin is not satisfied with the conclusion that this is an open-and-shut case, nor with the preliminary detective work the precinct has done--and for good reason: The bizarre and tragic suicide is soon connected to a clear case of murder, witnessed firsthand by Fandorin. There are many unresolved questions. Why, for instance, have both victims left their fortunes to an orphanage run by the English Lady Astair? And who is the beautiful "A.B.," whose signed photograph is found in the apparent suicide's apartment? Relying on his keen intuition, the eager sleuth plunges into an investigation that leads him across Europe, landing him at the deadly center of a terrorist conspiracy of worldwide proportions.In this thrilling mystery that brings nineteenth-century Russia to vivid life, Akunin has created one of the most eagerly anticipated novels in years.From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dan A.Domike
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014964
- Title
- The Winter Queen
- Author
- Akunin, Boris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1400060494
- ISBN 13
- 9781400060498
- Publisher
- Random House Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dan A.Domike
Biblio member since 2006
Hoquiam, Washington
About Dan A.Domike
Dan A. Domike Books is an on-line and by appointment bookstore located in Hoquiam, Washington. We offer both new and used books in a variety of categories. We welcome special orders.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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