Sister Pelugia a nun in the 19th century Russian town of Zavolzhsk returnsfor a second tale of monastic intrigue murder and adventure. Pelagia is firmlyin the t... » 

Sister Pelugia a nun in the 19th century Russian town of Zavolzhsk returnsfor a second tale of monastic intrigue murder and adventure. Pelagia is firmlyin the tradition of both Miss Marple and Father Brown and the popularity ofPrecious Ramotswe bodes well for another unusual female sleuth. Akunin is theauthor of the successful Erast Fandorin detective novels and these novels arebestsellers already in Russia and Italy. «