Rupture - signed, lined and datedFind what you were looking for, Inspector? Every day the same question. A different uniform but the same question. They thought Lucia enjoyed being here. They thought that was why she kept coming back. But they were asking the wrong thing. She had found what she was looking for she had found what she had been sent to discover but she had found out more besides. The question was what to do about it. The question was whether to do anything at all. In

The Seraph Knights

Fandorin has been described as 'the James Bond of the 19th century' and Akunin has been compared to Gogol

Reservoir 13 explores the rhythms of the natural world and the repeated human gift for violence

This epic adventure follows his change in fortunes as he receives an unexpected letter from a strange source and sets off on an unforgettable journey

little do they realise that they are about to embark on a wonderful adventure

And no one they can trust

meet a brother and sister alone in the world and bound by tragedy

yet never fails to entertain

What he hasn t been told is that the device records secret negotiations between two leading western nations and a hardline terrorist organisation responsible for killing thousands of innocent people

ruthless negotiator and commitment-phobic

as much by apprehension as celebration on the return of the prodigal daughter

Lewis was correct in his thinking