Jade Beads. A Novel with Decoding

In this unique material, Boris Akunin uncovers the veil of mystery surrounding the creation of the book and its characters.
The last time we encountered Erast Petrovich Fandorin, he was applying his deductive method in the fight against Japanese crime. This... was the novel "Diamond Chariot" and the story "Sigumo," which migrated into "Jade Beads" from "Cemetery Stories." All other texts here are new. Their geography has significantly expanded: the action of the stories and novellas moves from Moscow to Siberia, from England to America. And even – to Rio de Janeiro. Of course, Moscow holds a special position – with its colorful criminal life, two-faced aristocrats, and other plutocrats: in general, the very "Russia" that, as it turns out, is not so mourned when lost.