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Akunin, Boris
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Fiction
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en-ca
β 1 MB
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Sister Pelagia and the Black Monk
β Scribed by Akunin, Boris
- Book ID
- 107742588
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Series
- Sister Pelagia 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780307491015
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In the middle of the night, a disheveled and badly frightened monk arrives at the doorstep of Bishop Mitrofanii of Zavolzhsk, crying: "Something's wrong at the Hermitage!" The Hermitage is the centuries-old island monastery of New Ararat, known for its tradition of severely penitent monks, isolated environs, and a mental institution founded by a millionaire in self-imposed exile. Hearing the monk's eerie message, Mitrofanii's befuddled but sharp-witted ward Sister Pelagia begs to visit New Ararat and uncover the mystery. Traditions prevail--no women are allowed--and the bishop sends other wards to test their fates against the Black Monk that haunts the once serene locale. But as the Black Monk claims more victims--including Mitrofanii's envoys--Pelagia goes undercover to see exactly what person, or what spirit, is at the bottom of it all.
Fans of Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog , the first book in Akunin's Pelagia trilogy, will be instantly mesmerized--and...
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