The Winter Queen Parody she fears the most formidable

she fears the most formidable monster she'll have to face is the one inside

exciting and frightening’Chris Whitaker'Scorching

happiness stolen or mislaid

many bodies and an ancient crime more terrible than murder

a battle of life and death his own

The Winter Queen Parody she fears the most formidableThis is the first book featuring Erast Fandorin, a gentleman sleuth who solves murders and mysteries in tsarist Russia. A 23 year old law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Moscow's Alexander Gardens. Fandorin is put on the case to find out what drove him to it, a case that deepens as he discovers that the young man was the son of a rich and influential factory owner. The story is enhanced by its authentic backdrop of nineteenth century