The Romanov prophecy
Subtitle: a novel
By: Steve Berry.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
Subjects: African American lawyers -- Fiction.; Americans -- Russia (Federation) -- Fiction.; Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Fiction.; Russia (Federation) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: In 1917 Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, was executed by revolutionaries. Now, in response to the collapse of the country's economy, the people have voted to instate a new Tsar, one who will be chosen from the descendents of Nicholas II. But a powerful group of Western businessmen want to make sure he is a candidate they can control, and hire African-American lawyer Miles Lord, with his knowledge of Russian language and history, to check the background of their chosen man. Miles is thrilled with his assignment ... until he becomes the target of an assassination attempt, and must run for his life, guided by a cryptic phrase penned by Rasputin, a bizarre prophecy that the Tsar will return to the throne and that Miles himself will see to it.