Boris Akunin’s new book sheds light both on the most striking mysteries of the past (what could have happened at the Dyatlov Pass? who was England’s first genius of criminal investigation? where are the treasures hidden that make the heart stop?), and on the nature of a person who can change History—or at least resist the black humor of fate. Unknown to the world heroes and absolute monsters, people soaked in war, and people without whom living in the world would be more nauseating and frightening—these come alive on these pages…
“One of the most unconditional truths says: whoever doesn’t know history, doesn’t understand the present. And I would say it this way: ‘Love history, and the present will love you’,” the Author advises us.