“The Peak Jack” (the story of fraudsters ) is a book by Boris Akunin from the series The Adventures of Erast Fandorin. Together with the story " Decorator " form the book "Special assignments".
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| Author | Boris Akunin |
| Genre | tale of scammers |
| Original language | Russian |
| Original issued | 1999 |
| Registration | Konstantin Pobedin |
| Series | " The Adventures of Erast Fandorin " |
| Publisher | " Zakharov " |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | ISBN 5-8159-0611-5 |
| Cycle | |
| Previous | Death of achilles |
| The next | Decorator |
Akunin conceived the series "The Adventures of Erast Fandorin" as a brief summary of all the genres of the detective, each novel was a new genre. [one]
In the "Special Assignments" appears assistant Fandorin Aniy Tulips - a nondescript, but capable boy.
Content
Story
1886 In Moscow, operating a gang of scammers "Peak Jack". They are sassy, inventive and confident of their impunity. They turn extremely daring scam and disappear without a trace from the crime scene. But the conspirator, the secret investigator, the Chrysanthem Order holder, the delicate and secret affairs specialist Erast Petrovich Fandorin , and the courier of the gendarme department Anysiy Tulpanov will help him in this case.
Prototypes
- In Gilyarovsky described the case with a gang of "Peak Jacks", Speer and Prince Dolgorukov, who, apparently, served as part of the plot of the book.
- The real name of the main negative character of the story - Momusa - Dmitry Savvin, the former cornet . It is very likely that there is an allusion to the real-life adventurer , Cornet Nicholas Savin .
Notes
- ↑ Murder on the Leviathan (English) // Wikipedia. - 2017-09-21.