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An orphan joins a Moscow criminal gang to pursue the alluring 'Death' whose lovers die young, while Fandorin investigates linked murders and narcotics.
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An orphan joins a Moscow criminal gang to pursue the alluring 'Death' whose lovers die young, while Fandorin investigates linked murders and narcotics.
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Senka Skorikov, orphan and urchin, has been abandoned to the murky world of Moscow's gangster district. While picking a pocket or two, he glimpses the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, and joins the gang of her overlord lover, The Prince, so desperate he is to meet her. Senka climbs the criminal ranks, uncovering a stash of precious metal, and gradually capturing the heart of his beloved Death - so named for the life expectancy of her lovers. But as the bandit community balks at his success...
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Sexual content
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Romantic pursuit of 'Death' by Senka and gang leader; multiple lovers die untimely deaths.
Violence & gore
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Gangland violence, threats, and multiple grizzly murders central to the criminal plot.
Profanity
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Gangland slang and limited vocabulary from half-literate juvenile narrator.
Substance use
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Plot involves a web of narcotics and organized crime distribution.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Set in 1900 imperial Russia with criminal underclass elements.
Self-harm / suicide
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Central 'Death' figure whose lovers meet untimely ends; parallel to suicide club themes.
Abuse & suffering
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Orphan protagonist escapes vicious uncle; gang cruelty and threats depicted.
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