Toronto: Viking, (2005). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, a historical thriller set in Russia in 1913. "As he investigates the cover-up of a murder, Ryzhkov probes his own superiors in the secret police to the interlocking interests of St.Petersburg's military and business families. His dogged pursuit eventually leads him to uncover an international conspiracy to overthrow the Tsar and destabilize Russian." SIGNED on the title page. Sources. 456 pp. ISBN: 0-670045322.