The Last Train to Kazan by Stephen Miller

The Last Train to Kazan by Stephen Miller

Intelligent thriller set against the backdrop of Tsarist Russia. As World War One rumbles to a close Russia is wracked by bloody civil war. Communist control on the country is slipping, and in the struggle the Imperial family have become a very valuable commodity, a trump card to be played at an opportune moment. When ex-Tsarist agent Pyotr Ryzhkov is picked up by the Bolshevik secret police, he has two choices: find the Romanovs, or face the firing squad. It appears that one choice is little better than the other as he ventures into the war-torn city where they are rumoured to be held. Yekaterinburg is at the end of the line, a frontier town cut off from Moscow by the White Russians and their allies. It is a nest of foreign spies armed with gold and guns, Bolsheviks determined to sell the family to the highest bidder, and local soviets desperate to kill them. Whispers and rumour flood the city, but in the fog of war Ryzhkov knows that only the last man to see the Romanovs can ever know the truth.

Praise for ‘A Game of Soldiers’:

'A Game of Soldiers is an engrossing thriller…full of incident, character, and period detailOnce you start this book, you won't want to put it down.' Peter Robinson

‘Miller’s book is on a grand scale…a vivid reconstruction of the complex politics of the period.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘An alternative history to get your conspiracy theory brain sells working’ Ladsmag

Stephen Miller was born in the USA and now lives in Canada. After graduating from Virginia Military Institute in 1968, he moved to Vancouver to concentrate on creative writing and theatre, starting as a stage carpenter and working his way up to becoming an actor and scriptwriter. A Game of Soldiers is his first thriller. He is presently working on a second book which will again feature Pyotr Ryzkhov, this time in the immediate aftermath of World War One.

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ISBN 13	9780007191239
ISBN 10	0007191235
Title	The Last Train to Kazan
Author	Stephen Miller
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2007-09-17
Number of pages	432
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.