Historical detectives - books that are alwaysattract a large number of readers. After all, on the one hand, this is a fascinating and fascinating plot, and on the other - intellectual reading matter. If the author is good, then such a novel will be filled with real details and signs of the time being described.
The genre of historical detective
Not lost, and now its relevancehistorical detectives. Books written in this genre tell about the events of the past. In some cases, a detective living in our time, investigates the affairs of bygone days. By and large, this is a historical novel in which a detective plot-plot line has been developed in detail.
Достоверное описание выбранной эпохи - это одно of the main requirements that apply to the author, who writes historical detectives. Books in this genre should not only entertain the reader, but also have an educational function. This genre is also called intellectual detective.
True, it is necessary to recognize that the real historicalEvents and participation in the narration of truly existing historical characters are not mandatory conditions. They may not correspond to historical detectives. Books should make the reader believe that the events described could have happened to heroes in a given past. This is the main thing.
Of course, as in any other artisticproduct, there is fiction. Books in the genre of "historical detective" may contain the author's assessment of real-life personalities and the events described.
Another difference from the historical detectivethe usual thing is that the profession of a professional detective appeared only in the 18th century. Therefore, if the author describes a more earlier time, then law enforcement agencies or ordinary people who find themselves in this position by chance should investigate the crime.
Historical detective in Russia
Historical detective (the best books written inthis genre will be named below) appeared in Russia in the late XIX - early XX centuries. At that time, a detective story in domestic literature was not yet formed into a separate genre. As a rule, these were works that described criminal offenses or court hearings.
Nikolai Akhsharumov and Alexander Shklyarevsky are considered to be the founders and ancestors of the Russian criminal novel.
Akhsharumov and Shklyarevsky
Nikolai Akhsharumov lived in the XIX century.It was a writer and literary critic. In the reviews of his works, researchers noted that he was a writer of small talent, brought up in somewhat outdated literary concepts. At the same time he wrote entertaining novels and stories. But if the characters and heroes were worked shallowly, then the plot captured the reader from the first pages.
The plot of his works Akhsharumov built on psychiatry, an unnatural play of passions, phantasmagorias. His novel "The ends in the water" is considered the ancestor of the Russian thriller.
Alexander Shklyarevsky was a famous fiction writer,born in the year of the death of Pushkin, and deceased in 1883. The most popular were the stories of the judicial investigator, which were published separately in magazines and individual publications.
Boris Akunin
Of our contemporaries, the main representative of this genre is Boris Akunin. His novels are headed by a rating of historical detectives. Books by this author are happy to film directors.
One of his most famous novels is "Azazel." He is in a series telling about the adventures of the young detective Erast Fandorin in St. Petersburg at the beginning of the 20th century in St. Petersburg.
В этом романе Фандорину всего 20 лет.He is lucky, he is not afraid of anything, he is handsome and noble. But his main quality is that he is a born detective. Erast Fandorin serves in the police department in a small clerk position. At the same time, he fearlessly undertakes any business, no matter how complicated and confusing it may seem at first glance.
In the novel "Azazel" he has to unravelsuicide of a student who is the heir to a large fortune. The investigation leads Fandorin to an underground organization in which influential individuals are involved.
"Turkish gambit"
"Turkish Gambit" - another classic Russian historical detective story. Books of this genre are particularly good at Akunin.
This time the events unfold in 1877,during the Russian-Turkish war. In the center of the narrative is the nihilist Varvara Suvorova, who goes to fetch her fiance to the front. At the front, she meets with Fandorin. Ahead of them are many incredible adventures. What is worth only a meeting with bashibuzuki, the Ottoman troops. Only Russian Cossacks save them.
At this time, begins to unfold a detective story on the background of historical events. General Mizinov reports Fandorin that the Turkish intelligence officer is preparing a secret operation in the rear of the Russian army.
The plot in the future becomes not only detective, but also romantic, since Varya plays a significant role in the novel.
"Leviathan"
Loved by fans another detective from the series"The Adventures of Erast Fandorin" called "Leviathan". This time the scene is Paris. 1878 At the very beginning a terrible crime is committed - the murder of Lord Littleby, his two children and seven servants. At the same time, the criminal does not steal anything except the statue of the god Shiva, which at first glance does not represent a great value. Moreover, soon the statuette is found at the bottom of the Seine.
The key evidence becomes a passenger iconfirst class ship "Leviathan", which was clamped in the hand of the slain lord. Under suspicion are some passengers who were supposed to sail with Littleby to Indian Calcutta.
To investigate this crime connectsErast Fandorin. It is he who finds another clue. The attacker is a doctor who vaccinates against cholera, which broke out at the time in Paris. However, instead of a vaccine, he injected his patients with a lethal dose of morphine. What are the goals he pursued? This is to be found out by the Russian detective.
"The name of the rose"
In Europe, also very popularhistorical detectives. Foreign books are actively translated in our country. One of the most famous works of recent years is the novel “The Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco.
Главные герои этого повествования - Вильгельм Baskervilsky and his young comrade Adson Melksky. They are investigating the mysterious death of the Benedictine monk Adelma Otrantsky, which occurred in 1327. In this death a lot of incomprehensible. It is not known for certain even the place where everything happened. In historical documents, only the locality on the border of France and Liguria is called.
Все события в романе происходят в течении одной of the week. Wilhelm, who was previously engaged in a diplomatic mission (in particular, organized the meeting of the Pope of Rome with the Bavarian emperor), now has to prove his academic reputation. She is also supported by the stories that in the past he was a famous inquisitor.
