Book description
The car jolts to a halt at the pavement's edge, the driver waving
through the windscreen to attract Richard's attention. He starts
with astonishment. The driver is Gemma, his ex-wife.
He has not seen or spoken to her for several years. They have, she
memorably assured him the last time they met, nothing to say to each
other. But something has changed her mind - something urgent...
Immediately Richard is catapulted into a breathless race against
time that takes him from London, across northern Europe and into the
heart of a mystery that reaches back into history - the fate of
Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last of the
Romanovs. From that moment, Richard's life will be changed for ever in
ways he could never have imagined...
Robert Goddard
was born in Hampshire and read History at Cambridge. His first novel,
Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then his books have
captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their
labyrinthine plotting. His first Harry Barnett novel, Into the Blue, was
winner of the first WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award and was dramatized
for TV, starring John Thaw.
