I really enjoyed this page-turner from Berry. I have read a few of his Cotton Malone series but as much as I enjoyed those, I liked this one even more.
The book uses a lot of history related to Nicholas and Alexandra and the Romanov's to build a really fascinating story about the possible reinstatement of a tsar in Russia. Lawyer Miles Lord is in Moscow performing a background check on possible candidates to be chosen from the relatives of Nicholas II but when he starts to unearth possible evidence of a direct descendant, his life is put in jeopardy by those who are seeking to have a puppet tsar on the thrown including the Russian mafiya.
The book is based upon the theory that one or more of the Romanov children escaped when the rest of the Imperial family was murdered. Of course, the most well known child that could have escaped was Anastasia who has been the basis of movies and books. The plot is plausible and Berry uses history as a basis for his story. The book includes some good chase scenes and keeps one turning the pages. Berry also used a very good premise for how Anastasia and Alexi may have survived making the novel even more plausible. While the premise of a Russian return to tsarism may be far fetched, the current state of Russia and its attempts at a democracy make it perhaps not such a bad idea!
Overall, I really enjoyed this one and I will probably be reading more about the Romanov's. I have a copy of Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert Massie that I have been meaning to read for years. Maybe this has motivated me to do so.
The book uses a lot of history related to Nicholas and Alexandra and the Romanov's to build a really fascinating story about the possible reinstatement of a tsar in Russia. Lawyer Miles Lord is in Moscow performing a background check on possible candidates to be chosen from the relatives of Nicholas II but when he starts to unearth possible evidence of a direct descendant, his life is put in jeopardy by those who are seeking to have a puppet tsar on the thrown including the Russian mafiya.
The book is based upon the theory that one or more of the Romanov children escaped when the rest of the Imperial family was murdered. Of course, the most well known child that could have escaped was Anastasia who has been the basis of movies and books. The plot is plausible and Berry uses history as a basis for his story. The book includes some good chase scenes and keeps one turning the pages. Berry also used a very good premise for how Anastasia and Alexi may have survived making the novel even more plausible. While the premise of a Russian return to tsarism may be far fetched, the current state of Russia and its attempts at a democracy make it perhaps not such a bad idea!
Overall, I really enjoyed this one and I will probably be reading more about the Romanov's. I have a copy of Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert Massie that I have been meaning to read for years. Maybe this has motivated me to do so.
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