The Turkish Gambit (Erast Fandorin Mysteries)
by Boris Akunin

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Book Review: Turkish Gambit, Boris Akunin
Summary: 4 Stars

As a background, the Russo-Turkish war is obscure. That's both a benefit and a drawback. The fact that you'll rarely have read a centring on that period makes this completely original, but given that you've probably no knowledge of it at all, it requires a bit of effort to get straight. It's a challenge, perhaps, but it is without doubt a rewarding. It's a very effective setting, in the end, for this war-based pastiche.

I entirely enjoyed this novel. I dock a star only because Leviathan was so utterly superb. It's exciting, very funny indeed, twisty, and Akunin's writing is as tart and sly as ever. I love it. With every book, Fandorin seems to become even more of an enigma, which is a nice trick to pull off. By all means, buy this book if you've enjoyed either of his others: it's more of the glorious same, and yet is entirely original as well.

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