Description
| Product ID: | 9781509862344 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Man From St Petersburg |
| Authors: | Author: Ken Follett |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating On the eve of the First World War, a man comes to London to commit a murder that would change history. From master storyteller Ken Follett, author of Never and The Pillars of the Earth. <p><b><i>The Man From St Petersburg </i>is a dark tale of family secrets and political consequences. Ken Follett's masterful storytelling brings to life the danger of a world on the brink of war.<br><br>A Secret Negotiation</b><br>1914. Tensions are rising as Europe finds itself caught in a web of alliances and dangerous warmongering. To help tip the balance in their favour, Britain aims to draw Russia into an alliance with them instead of Germany. Czar Nicholas’s nephew, Prince Aleksei, is sent to London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden.<br><b> <br>A Play for Power</b><br>Walden has a personal connection to Aleksei; his wife is Aleksei’s aunt. And they are not the only ones interested in the Russian's arrival; so too are Walden’s wilful, idealistic daughter, the head of Special Branch, and a ruthless Russian anarchist.<br><b> <br>A World at War</b><br>With the British desperately needing a signed treaty and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the destinies of these individuals become inextricably linked, as tragedy threatens to shatter the Waldens’ complacency . . .</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-05-30 |
