Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re-creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Russian monarchs Nicholas and Alexandra as seen through the eyes of the Romanov's young kitchen boy, Leonka.
"Ingenious...Keeps readers guessing through the final pages."
--USA Today--
"History may be the subject matter of his latest fiction, but [Alexander] crafts it with the excruciating build of dread suitable to a horror story."
--Minneapolis Star Tribune--
"Packs a wallop...Sure to entrance readers."
--Library Journal--