The Torment of a Broken Heart

The Torment of a Broken Heart
AuthorBoris Akunin
Original titleМука разбитого сердца
LanguageRussian
SeriesBrüderschaft with Death
GenreHistorical detective
Publication date
2007
Publication placeRussia
Preceded byThe Infant and the Devil 
Followed byThe Flying Elephant 

The Torment of a Broken Heart (Russian: Мука разбитого сердца, romanized: Muka razbitogo serdza) is a novel by Boris Akunin, the second part of the first book on the adventures of Russian and German spies during the World War I. It describes the dangerous adventures of Aleksei Romanov, who became a military intelligence officer. The story takes place in Switzerland, at the beginning of the First World War.