{"product_id":"sister-pelagia-and-the-white-bulldog-a-mystery-by-the-internationally-bestselling-author-of-the-winter-queen-paperback","title":"Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog: A Mystery by the internationally bestselling author of The Winter Queen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBoris Akunin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Bromfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pelagia's family likeness to Father Brown and Miss Marple is marked, and reading about her supplies a similarly decorous pleasure.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a remote Russian province in the late nineteenth century, Bishop Mitrofanii must deal with a family crisis. After learning that one of his great aunt's beloved and rare white bulldogs has been poisoned, the Orthodox bishop knows there is only one detective clever enough to investigate the murder: Sister Pelagia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bespectacled, freckled Pelagia is lively, curious, extraordinarily clumsy, and persistent. At the estate in question, she finds a whole host of suspects, any one of whom might have benefited if the old lady (who changes her will at whim) had expired of grief at the pooch's demise. There's Pyotr, the matron's grandson, a nihilist with a grudge who has fallen for the maid; Stepan, the penniless caretaker, who has sacrificed his youth to the care of the estate; Miss Wrigley, a mysterious Englishwoman who has recently been named sole heiress to the fortune; Poggio, an opportunistic and freeloading \"artistic\" photographer; and, most intriguingly, Naina, the old lady's granddaughter, a girl so beautiful she could drive any man to do almost anything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Pelagia bumbles and intuits her way to the heart of a mystery among people with faith only in greed and desire, she must bear in mind the words of Saint Paul: \"Beware of dogs-and beware of evil-doers.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Critics on both sides of the Atlantic have praised  Akunin's] clever plots, vivid characters and wit.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Akunin's wonderful novels are always intricately webbed and plotted.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Providence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoris Akunin \u003c\/b\u003eis the pen name of Grigory Chkhartishvili, who was born in the republic of Georgia in 1956. A philologist, critic, essayist, and translator of Japanese, Akunin published his first detective stories in 1998 and has become one of the most widely read authors in Russia. He is the author of the Erast Fandorin novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Turkish Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder on the Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpecial Assignments\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSister Pelagia and the White Bulldog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSister Pelagia and the Black Monk\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSister Pelagia and the Red Cockerel, \u003c\/i\u003e in the Sister Pelagia series. He lives in Moscow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Bromfield\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Hull in Yorkshire, England. Apart from his acclaimed translations of Boris Akunin, he is known for his translations of the stories and novels of Victor Pelevin, including \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Insects\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuddha's Little Finger\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHomo Zapiens\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.96 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749671469344,"sku":"9780812975130","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3386d48a459f58018bfc5156e4c143c7.webp?v=1779935978","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sister-pelagia-and-the-white-bulldog-a-mystery-by-the-internationally-bestselling-author-of-the-winter-queen-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}