Thomas A. reviewed on 12/7/2009 + 2 more book reviews

As a fan of Boris Akunin's series of books about the amazing secret agent Erast Fandorin, I thought I would give this series a try. It was a wise decision. If you like Fandorin you will love the Little Mother Pelagia (and her secret alter ego).

This yarn gets off to a slow start with a group of relatives and others gathered at a Russian country estate during the waning days of the Czars. But soon the mystery begins as an unknown assailant declares a vendetta on the mistress of the estate by attacking the ones she loves most in her life. Sister Pelagia is dispatched to comfort the family and she inserts herself into the mystery, using her nun's habit to cloak her awesome powers of deduction. One plot twist follows another until one violent climax is followed by a trial and yet another violent attack. If you deduce the villain before the ending, you are a better sleuth than I.

If you like Akunin's work, you will really like this.

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