Order of Boris Akunin Books
Boris Akunin is the pen name of Russian author Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili, who writes crime fiction and historical fiction novels. He is the author of the Erast Fandorin historical mystery series as well as the Sister Pelagia series. Boris was born in Zestafoni, Georgia, but has lived in Moscow, Russia ever since he was two years old. He is an expert on Japan, being influenced by Kabuki theatre and has written a 20-volume anthology on Japanese literature under his real name.
Boris Akunin became a published novelist in 1998 with his novel Azazel, which was translated into English as The Winter Queen and published in 2003. The novel began his Erast Fandorin series and was shortlisted for the Dagger Award in Fiction by the British Crime Writers’ Association. Below is a list of Boris Akunin’s books in order of when they were originally released:
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Publication Order of Erast Fandorin Mysteries Books
| The Winter Queen | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Turkish Gambit | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder on the Leviathan / Leviathan | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Death of Achilles | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Special Assignments | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The State Counsellor | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Coronation | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| She Lover of Death | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| He Lover of Death | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Diamond Chariot | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All The World's a Stage | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black City | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Not Saying Goodbye | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sister Pelagia Mysteries Books
| Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sister Pelagia and the Black Monk / Pelagia and the Black Monk | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pelagia and the Red Rooster / Sister Pelagia and the Red Cockerel | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Plays
| To Kill a Serpent in the Shell | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: Murder on the Leviathan was also published as Leviathan. Pelagia and the White Bulldog was also published as Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog. Pelagia and the Black Monk was also published as Sister Pelagia and the Black Monk. Pelagia and the Red Rooster was also published as Sister Pelagia and the Red Cockerel.
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Boris Akunin Synopsis: The Winter Queen is the first novel in the Erast Fandorin series from Boris Akunin. It’s Moscow in 1876 and a privileged student has shot himself in public. Erast Fandorin doesn’t accept the explanation of “he was just rich and bored,” and doesn’t believe this case to be closed by any means. The suicide is soon connected to a murder that Fandorin himself bears witness to. In order to solve the death of this student, Fandorin must go across Europe, and into the middle of a conspiracy with deadly implications.
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