 Russian edition | |
| Author | Boris Akunin |
|---|---|
| Original title | Статский советник |
| Translator | Andrew Bromfield |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Historical detective |
| Published | 2000 2008 Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Eng. trans.) |
| Publication place | Russia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-297-84823-2 |
| OCLC | 173498829 |
| Preceded by | Special Assignments |
| Followed by | The Coronation |
The State Counsellor (Russian: Статский советник, the 5th civil grade in the Table of Ranks of Imperial Russia) is the sixth novel in the Erast Fandorin historical detective series by Boris Akunin. It is subtitled "political detective mystery" (Russian: политический детектив). The State Counsellor was originally published in Russia in 2000. The English translation was published in January 2008.