Surprisingly more enjoyable than I thought it would have been. I think perhaps Erast Fandorin is the Russian version of Sherlock Holmes.There are 2 mysteries in this one book: Special Assignments and The Decorator. In this book, we mainly follow Erast Fandorin by the view of his assistant, Anisii Tulipov (Sherlock's Watson but with his own characteristics).*Crime was perpetrated*Erast Fandorin was engaged as 'special' investigator*'Investigations'*Trap was laid & sprung*Criminals caught*ConclusionsAll in all a regular mystery book but I like the difference in culture and the settings, etc.
