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Under the pseudonym Boris Akunin, he has written many works of fiction, mainly novels and stories in the series The Adventures of Erast Fandorin, The Adventures of Sister Pelagia, The Adventures of the Master ( following Nicholas Fandorin, Erast's grandson ), all published in Russia by Zakharov Books, and the Roman-Kino (" Novel-Film ") series set during World War I. Akunin's specialty is historical mysteries set in Imperial Russia.

It was only after the first books of the Fandorin series were published to critical acclaim that the identity of B. Akunin ( i. e., Chkhartishvili ) was revealed.