a lively, engaging thriller whose subject matter allows Boris Akunin, a Russian scholar, to ask provocative questions about faith
OBSERVER
A clever, quirky novel where you never quite know what's going to happen next
- Brandon Robshaw, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'On paper Sister Pelagia might seem an eerily dull fictional detective, but in Boris Akunin's hands she becomes as luminous as a Russian icon.'
- Toby Clements, DAILY TELEGRAPH