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Pelagia and the White Bulldog (Sister Pelagia Mystery 1)
by Boris Akunin | Mystery & Thrillers
Registered by wingCassiopaeiawing of Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

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Journal Entry 1 by wingCassiopaeiawing from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 01, 2010

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Description from Amazon
In the dying days of the nineteenth century, the small Russian town of Zavolzhsk is shaken out of its sleepy rural existence by the arrival from St Petersburg of a Synodical Inspector with a hidden agenda and a dangerously persuasive manner. Meanwhile, in the nearby country estate of Drozdovka, one of the prized white Bulldogs - prized because of its one brown ear, and its propensity to drool - belonging to the cantankerous lady of the house has been poisoned. The old widow has taken to her bed, sick with fear that her two remaining dogs may face a similar fate, and the many potential beneficiaries of her will wait fretfully to see whether or not she will recover. Sister Pelagia: bespectacled, freckled, woefully clumsy and astonishingly resourceful is summoned by the Bishop of Zavolzhsk to investigate the bulldog's death. But her investigation soon takes a far more sinister turn when two headless bodies are pulled out of the river on the edge of the estate.  

Journal Entry 2 by wingCassiopaeiawing at Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 29, 2010

8 out of 10

As usual in books with an abundance of characters I always wish for a Character List and this book did come equipped with one. This was immensely useful as it abounds with mixed use of given names, patronomica and family names, thankfully there weren't any diminutives. A very enjoyable read, slower paced than our usual crime stories, but very well narrated which build to an interesting courtroom climax. 

Journal Entry 3 by wingCassiopaeiawing at Coffee#1, Albany Road, Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, November 29, 2010

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Released 1 yr ago (11/29/2010 UTC) at Coffee#1, Albany Road, Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 4 by bookvole at Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 22, 2010

8 out of 10

I enjoyed this outing from Akunin. The character of Sister Pelagia was engaging, and the depictions of rural life and St Petersburg society were interesting. I would certainly read another in the series. 

Journal Entry 5 by bookvole at Coffee#1, Wellfield Road, Roath, Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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Released 1 yr ago (12/22/2010 UTC) at Coffee#1, Wellfield Road, Roath, Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom

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