The Death of Achilles (with Decoding)

Assassin-detective. 1882. Fandorin enters into a duel with a top-class hired killer, a man for whom there are no impossible tasks. The text is accompanied by a "Decoding" – an appendix that tells about the "behind-the-scenes" world of the novel.The... new edition of the novel "The Death of Achilles" is supplemented with an exclusive chapter "Decoding".In this unique material, Boris Akunin lifts the veil of secrecy surrounding the creation of the book and its characters.Boris Akunin's novel "The Death of Achilles" is a solid detective story, pleasant for brain-unburdening reading and not irritating, unlike most of its modern counterparts, with stupidity or vulgarity.
This book describes the investigation into the circumstances of the death of the people's favorite, General Sobolev, by detective Erast Fandorin, as well as provides an elaborate story of how the boy Achimas became a hardened scoundrel.