Book description
The Russian Revolution is breaking out around him, but Charlie Doig
has a private war to fight. He is determined to track down and kill
Prokhor Glebov, the Bolshevik who raped and tortured his wife,
Elizaveta. Convinced that Glebov will sooner or later turn up at
Lenin's side, he and Kobi, his Mongolian henchman, make their way to
St. Petersburg. There, amidst the chaos of the Revolution, they
discover that Glebov has been put in charge of the political
re-education of the Tsar and his family. The chase begins...
Having captured an armoured train, Charlie fights his way to Siberia
with a motley army of recruits and a breathtaking adventure unfolds.
With rumours of the Tsar's gold reserves nearby, Charlie resolves once
he has revenged Elizaveta to attempt to seize a barge of gold from
under the watchful eyes of four different armies.
James Fleming, the nephew of Ian Fleming, was born in London in
1944. He is the author of four previous novels, all of them good:
The Temple of Optimism, Thomas Gage, White Blood and
Blood Rising. He writes in Scotland.
Visit him online at www. jamesfleming. com
