The Dead Mountaineer's Inn
Book description
A hilarious spoof on the classic country-house murder mystery, from the Russian masters of sci-fi—never before translated
When Inspector Peter Glebsky arrives at the remote ski chalet on vacation, the last thing he intends to do is get involved in any police work. He’s there to ski, drink brandy, and…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Dead Mountaineer's Inn as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The Strugatsky brothers’ wrote Solaris—twice a film, though the Russian one is better. Also, Roadside Picnic, which spawned the haunting film, Stalker, territory Jeff Vandermeer has attempted to improve on.
So, I’d naturally be interested in reading DMI. A Russian detective on solo winter mountain vacation to ski and relax, stays at a place named after a famous climber who plunged to his death. At first the staff seems kind of ordinary and the guests who mostly arrive after him, seem a little off-kilter. But...not everything, in fact, almost no one and nothing is who (or what) it first appears…
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