The Turkish Gambit
1998 novel by Boris Akunin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Turkish Gambit (Russian: Турецкий гамбит, Turetskiy gambit) is the second novel from the Erast Fandorin series of historical detective novels by Russian author Boris Akunin. It was published in Russia in 1998.[1] The English translation by Andrew Bromfield was published in 2005 as third of Fandorin novels, after Murder on the Leviathan which follows it in the internal chronology.[2]
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Author | Boris Akunin |
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Original title | Турецкий гамбит (Turetskiy gambit) |
Translator | Andrew Bromfield |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Series | Erast Fandorin |
Genre | Historical detective |
Publisher | Zakharov (Russia), Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK), Random House (US) |
Publication date | 1998 |
Published in English | 2005 (UK January, US March) |
Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback), free text online (Russian) |
Pages | 211 (Hardcover English translation) |
ISBN | 5-8159-0045-1 (Russian) ISBN 0-297-64551-X (UK hc) ISBN 1-4000-6050-8 (US hc) |
Preceded by | The Winter Queen |
Followed by | Murder on the Leviathan |
The novel is subtitled шпионский детектив ("espionage mystery"). It takes place in Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) with Fandorin investigating the doings of a Turkish agent thwarting Russian advance. Each of the 14 chapters plus an epilogue is headed by a quote from a fictional newspaper article, some written by the novel's characters.