What do You think about The Dead Mountaineer's Inn: One More Last Rite For The Detective Genre (2015)?
I am not familiar with these authors, and to me this was a truly original book. I recently read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and I found the first portion of the Strugatsky's book very in keeping with that traditional whodunnit style. I will admit to getting tripped up at times by the names (I really had trouble remembering who Hinkus was when we first hear about him up on the roof), but that's true with any large cast of characters. At first I felt disappointed by the sci-fi twis
—Acj
After Roadside Picnic, this is my next favourite book by the Strugatsky brothers - the masters of Soviet science fiction.As far as I can say, this is one of the few, if not the only book that successfully mixes multiple genres to conjure a powerful story. With the help of the writers' brilliant way of storytelling, this makes "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" one of the best books I have ever read!Starting as a simple nonfiction novel, it quickly transforms into a detective mystery and finally shows itself to be a true science fiction novel in the style of the Strugatsky's.Again, a very powerful plot twist near the end.And after what happened, inspector Glebsky will never be the same again...
—Ventsi
The experience of reading this book is kind of like discovering a lost episode of Twin Peaks (complete with a mysterious one armed man and boatloads of hilarious weirdness). I think it helped that I read a few reviews and knew what I was getting into -- that way the ridiculously bizarre twists ended up being delightful as opposed to frustrating. It may start out like an Agatha Christie novel, but it certainly doesn't end like one. That said, this book is sure to be a blast for all you fans of 70's era Soviet detective comedy science fiction!
—Kellen Blair
