Historical Fiction
Pelagia and the Red Rooster
2008·416 pages
A crime-solving Russian nun probes a brutal shipboard murder that leads to the Holy Land, blending mystery with questions of faith.
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A crime-solving Russian nun probes a brutal shipboard murder that leads to the Holy Land, blending mystery with questions of faith.
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The next caper in the Sister Pelagia mystery from the bestselling author of THE WINTER QUEEN. Returning from the Synod in St Petersburg - and an official rebuke of her crime-fighting ways - Sister Pelagia finds herself aboard a steamer dodging pickpockets, zealots and a sinister man with a detachable eye. But a brutal murder in the next cabin spells the end of her sleuthing retirement, and the start of an investigation that will take her to the Holy Land and far beyond. Pelagia's journey is pepp...
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Violence & gore
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Brutal murders and high body count; grotesque human-remain curiosities
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Religious content
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Nun protagonist; Holy Land quest; faith and theology drive the plot
Magic & witchcraft
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Mild mystical portal caves and miracle lore in the narrative
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Political content
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Background Tsarist-era church authority and ecclesiastical politics
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Cabinet of curiosities with smoked head and body-part trophies
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