Pelagia and the Red Rooster
She is a cross between Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown, although the murders she investigates are rather more gruesome and brutal than Miss Marple ever encountered.
The action is set mainly in Russia in the late 19th century. Sister Pelagia is returning home on board a ship accompanied by Bishop Mitrofanii with whom she has a father/daughter relationship. Also on the ship are a motley collection of characters including pickpockets, Jewish zealots, Zionists and sodomites, all on their way to the Holy Land.
