Turkish Gambit - first UK edition
by Boris Akunin
The Russo-Turkish war is at a critical juncture, and Erast Fandorin,
broken-hearted and disillusioned has gone to the front in an attempt to forget
his sorrows. Captured by the Turks, he wins his freedom in a game of backgammon,
before finding himself the unlikely rescuer of Varvara Suvorova - a
'progressive' Russian woman trying to make her way to the Russian headquarters
to join her fiancé. Fandorin's efforts to steer clear of affairs of state are
thwarted when a traitor is discovered within the Russian camp. Within days,
Varvara's fiancé has been accused of treason, a Turkish victory looms on the
horizon, and there are rumors that one of Lady Astair's Azazel orphans may be
making his own bid for power . . .
Book has green boards with the title in gold on the spine. Fine condition.
Jacket is unclipped, price intact at GBP 12.99. Always protected, hence fine.