The Dead Mountaineer's Inn: One More Last Rite For The Detective Genre

"The Dead Mountaineer’s Inn, by the brothers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, is a smart and deeply funny tale that sends its readers down unpredictable paths. First published in 1970, and translated from the Russian for the first time by Josh Billings, the novel follows police inspector Peter Glebsky, a family man anticipating his first vacation in years. Shortly after he arrives at his inn, however, strange events begin to unfold, and Glebsky realizes his vacation will be anything but relaxing. After a body surfaces, the story reaches a new level of strangeness, throwing readers into a detective story that is nothing short of exhilarating."