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The State Counsellor (Erast Fandorin, Bk 6)
The State Counsellor - Erast Fandorin, Bk 6 Author:Boris Akunin, Andrew Bromfield (Translator) Moscow, 1891. The new Governor General of Siberia has been secreted away on a train from St. Petersburg to the former Russian capital. A blizzard rages outside as a mustachioed official climbs aboard just outside the city; with his trademark stutter, he introduces himself as State Counsellor Erast Fandorin. He then thrusts a dagger inscribed wit... more »h the initials CG into the general’s heart, and tearing off his mustache, escapes out the carriage window.
The head of the Department of Security soon shows up at the real Fandorin’s door and arrests him for murder. The only way to save his reputation is to find CG—and the mole within the government who is feeding the dangerous group information. Can Fandorin survive corruption among his fellow officials, the fearlessness of an unknown enemy, and the advances of a sultry young nihilist with his morals intact? « less