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.