
Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self.

as Yakovlev

as Earl Beklemishev

as Aleksandra Iosifovna

as German Baron

as One-armed nobleman

as Basargin

as Yakovlev Jr.

as Servant

as merchant, gunsmith

as Chichagov

as Prince Tuchkov

as Marfa Tuchkova

as officer-jailer

as convict

as sekundant knyazya Reyna

as steward

as convict

as captain Liprandi

as senate official

as doctor Arndt

as young sergeant

as fortress comendant















