The Shooting Party Penguin Black Classics

Anton Chekhov’s only full-length novel, The Shooting Party (Penguin Classics), blends classic murder mystery with Russian literary drama on a country estate. It follows Olga, the forester’s daughter, trapped in a loveless marriage yet desired by a dissolute count and a conflicted magistrate, until a shooting and attempted murder expose a web of jealousy, deceit, and concealed love. This new Penguin Classics translation by Ronald Wilks, with an introduction by John Sutherland, highlights Chekhov’s sharp dialogue, psychological depth, and darkly atmospheric portrait of class, desire, and crime—perfect for readers searching for literary mysteries, Russian classics, and character-driven crime fiction