B Akunin
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
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...
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Series
Pub. Date
c2001, c2009, 2020.
Language
English
Description
Columbine, in her quest for danger and passion, discovers the Lovers of Death, a gathering of poets who conduct séances to determine death's next lover. Once named, the chosen must await three signs before taking their life. Suicides take Moscow by storm, becoming fodder for sensational media coverage and widespread hysteria. As the group's numbers dwindle, a mysterious newcomer appears.