Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog

Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog
- mystery
- Russian mystery
- Religious mystery
- Historical mystery
- nuns
â€œPelagiaâ€™s family likeness to Father Brown and Miss Marple is marked, and reading about her supplies a similarly decorous pleasure.â€
â€“The Literary Review

In a remote Russian province in the late nineteenth century, Bishop Mitrofanii must deal with a family crisis. After learning that one of his great auntâ€™s beloved and rare white bulldogs has been poisoned, the Orthodox bishop knows there is only one detective clever enough to investigate the murder: Sister Pelagia.

The bespectacled, freckled Pelagia is lively, curious, extraordinarily clumsy, and persistent. At the estate in question, she finds a whole host of suspects, any one of whom might have benefited if the old lady (who changes her will at whim) had expired of grief at the poochâ€™s demise. Thereâ€™s Pyotr, the matronâ€™s grandson, a nihilist with a grudge who has fallen for the maid; Stepan, the penniless caretaker, who has sacrificed his youth to the care of the estate; Miss Wrigley, a mysterious Englishwoman who has recently been named sole heiress to the fortune; Poggio, an opportunistic and freeloading â€œartisticâ€ photographer; and, most intriguingly, Naina, the old ladyâ€™s granddaughter, a girl so beautiful she could drive any man to do almost anything.

As Pelagia bumbles and intuits her way to the heart of a mystery among people with faith only in greed and desire, she must bear in mind the words of Saint Paul: â€œBeware of dogsâ€“and beware of evil-doers.â€

â€œCritics on both sides of the Atlantic have praised [Akuninâ€™s] clever plots, vivid characters and wit.â€
â€“Baltimore Sun

â€œAkuninâ€™s wonderful novels are always intricately webbed and plotted.â€
â€“The Providence Journal
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0812975138_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2007-01-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812975130

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812975138_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2007-01-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812975130

Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog

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