 Russian edition | |
| Author | Boris Akunin |
|---|---|
| Original title | Алмазная Колесница |
| Language | Russian |
| Series | Erast Fandorin |
| Genre | Historical detective |
| Publisher | Zakharov |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | Russia |
| Pages | 720 |
| ISBN | 5-8159-0388-4 |
| OCLC | 66597972 |
| Preceded by | He Lover of Death |
| Followed by | Jade Rosary Beads |
The Diamond Chariot (Russian: Алмазная Колесница, the Russian term for the "Diamond Vehicle" (kongōjō) school of Tantric Buddhism) is a historical mystery novel by internationally acclaimed Russian detective story writer Boris Akunin, published originally in 2003. It is the tenth novel in Akunin's Erast Fandorin series of historical detective novels. As with all of the other Fandorin novels, The Diamond Chariot was hugely successful in Russia, selling out its first printing of 200,000 copies in a week.[1]
The Diamond Chariot is available in English since September 2011 from Orion Books, translated by Andrew Bromfield.