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The King's Commissar
A complex banking scheme combines with a top-secret plan to rescue the Czar in a mixture of fact and fiction, which moves between the Russia of 1918 and contemporary London
286 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1983
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December 26, 2018
I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this novel. It was entertaining, enthralling and interesting. A thumbs up!
February 5, 2019
Probably a 4.5 star read but rounding up. It certainly kept me turning the pages.
October 9, 2024
A very good concept, but for me it dragged a little in places, but the ending was quiet good... worth a read on a rainy day...
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February 19, 2020Synopsis: we shuttle between 1915 Russia and 1980 England. It's a multi-layered mystery involving a director in his 70s and a Russian bank.
July 2, 2015
Thrilling and clever historical treasure hunt. A new executive at a respected London Bank queries an unusual annual payment. This results in a series of written accounts of a British officer's mission to Russia in 1918, right into the heart of the Revolution in search of the Russian Royal family. However it also states that the story will bring about disaster for the bank, and the bankers must jump through numerous costly an humiliating hoops to receive each installment of the story.
Really enjoyable, though slightly reminiscent of Brian Garfield's Kolchak's Gold - albeit not as epic. Still, a lot of fun.
Really enjoyable, though slightly reminiscent of Brian Garfield's Kolchak's Gold - albeit not as epic. Still, a lot of fun.
August 19, 2007
This book is an older one I picked up from my father in law's huge stash of books. A fascinating read about an intersection between the British in Russia right before the assassination of Tsar Nicholas and family.
A mystery solved in mid 1980's London by a prominent Banker trying to resolve why an English navy officer would be sent to Russia
True, probably not. Fun spy stuff set in historical Russia and England, most defiantly.
A mystery solved in mid 1980's London by a prominent Banker trying to resolve why an English navy officer would be sent to Russia
True, probably not. Fun spy stuff set in historical Russia and England, most defiantly.
December 17, 2015
Read it couple of years back from a lending library was mesmerized with the story.
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