The Death of Achilles (Смерть Ахиллеса, 1998) is an historical detective novel by Russian writer Boris Akunin that alludes to various figures and motifs from the Iliad.
ðə dˈɛθ ʌv ɐkˈɪliːz ˈɛs ˈɛm jˈɛː ˈɛr tˈɛː jˈeɹi ˈææ xˈææ ˈɪː ˈɛl1 ˈɛl1 jˈɛː ˈɛs ˈææ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɪz æn hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl dɪtˈɛktɪv nˈɑːvəl baɪ ɹˈʌʃən ɹˈaɪɾɚ bˈɔːɹɪs ˈækjuːnˌɪn ðæt ɐlˈuːdz tə vˈɛɹiəs fˈɪɡjɚz ænd moʊtˈiːfs fɹʌmðɪ ˈɪlɪˌæd.