Reviews

Praise for "Murder on the Leviathan"
"With a cast of eccentrics [and] a plot bristling with surprises . . . this is a novel that does Christie, Collins, and Conan Doyle proud."
-"The" "Washington Post Book World"
"[Akunin] writes at a breakneck pace. . . . "Murder on the Leviathan" harks back gratifyingly to the cerebral nature of this genre."
-"The New York Times""
"
"A splendidly atmospheric story . . . as stylish as it is suspenseful."
-"People"
"Intricate and marvelous . . . addictively dazzling . . . Akunin's agile leaps of time, tone, and narrative style are matched by a frisky erudition: The book itself is a luxury literary cruise."
-"Entertainment Weekly"
"Fiendishly witty . . . [Akunin] knows his Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Fandorin likes to indulge in showy displays of Holmesian observations."
-"Time"
"A crafty puzzle in a sophisticated setting."
-"The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for "Murder on the Leviathan
"With a cast of eccentrics [and] a plot bristling with surprises . . . this is a novel that does Christie, Collins, and Conan Doyle proud."
-"The "Washington Post Book World
"[Akunin] writes at a breakneck pace. . . . "Murder on the Leviathan harks back gratifyingly to the cerebral nature of this genre."
-"The New York Times"
"A splendidly atmospheric story . . . as stylish as it is suspenseful."
-"People
"Intricate and marvelous . . . addictively dazzling . . . Akunin's agile leaps of time, tone, and narrative style are matched by a frisky erudition: The book itself is a luxury literary cruise."
-"Entertainment Weekly
"Fiendishly witty . . . [Akunin] knows his Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Fandorin likes to indulge in showy displays of Holmesian observations."
-"Time
"A crafty puzzle in a sophisticated setting."
-"The New York Times Book Review