Death of Achilles, The - Hardcover

Boris Akunin is the pseudonym of Grigory Chkhartishvili. He has been compared to Gogol, Tolstoy and Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Erast Fandorin books have sold over ten million copies in Russia alone. He lives in Moscow.

'With The Death of Achilles, the hilarious and dashing Erast Fandorin, Akunin's debonair Russian Sherlock Holmes, just seems to get better and better...Akunin is more like Agatha Christie meets James Bond: his plots are intricate and tantalising...They are unputdownable and great fun...This is a stunning continuation of form from a Russian author whose thriller writing is world-class.' -- Viv Groskop SUNDAY EXPRESS (7.8.05) 'I always enjoy Akunin's novels, Fandorin with his deductive genius, ninja skills and his bizarre winning streak in games of chance, seens almost too impressive.' -- Stuart Kelly SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY (7.8.05) 'The Death of Achilles may be historical pastiche but its wit and invention are a source of constant wonder...All in all, a delicious confection.' -- Mark Sanderson EVENING STANDARD (15.8.05) 'The Death of Achilles offers agreeable entertainment. It is written with great assurance and much invention. It is a literary equivalent of a pavlova.' -- Allan Massie THE SCOTSMAN (13.8.05) 'This all terrific fun...There is plenty of the stuff you want from detective fiction: murderous dexterity acquired after long years of suffering; exotically lethal weaponry...; treachery in high places and detective genius, but Akunin is a fine novelist as well. The plot of Achilles is cleverly structured to reveal clues from both detective's and the villain's point of view.' -- Toby Clements TELEGRAPH (20.8.05) 'charming and highly amusing...a witty, rip-roaring thrill-fest.' -- Claire Figuero TIME OUT (24-31 August) 'If you have still to sample the Russian detective;s casebook, I recommend you do so now. You won't be disappointed.' -- Robert Colbeck YORKSHIRE EVENING POST (3.9.05) '...the latest in Akunin's excellent series of novels featuring Erast Fandorin.' -- Joan Smith SUNDAY TIMES (11.12.05) 'Boris Akunin is a playful writer, peppering his mystery-adventure stories with well-judged anachronisms and sly literary references.' LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS (26.1.06)