The Price of Power: Being Chapters from the Secret History of the Imperial Court of Russia
1915
The Price of Power: Being Chapters from the Secret History of the Imperial Court of Russia
1915
1915. The Russian Empire trembles on the edge of abyss. Colin Trewinnard, a British diplomat summoned to the Imperial Court, expects routine diplomatic business. Instead, he finds himself entangled in a web of anarchist conspiracies, palace intrigue, and deadly political games where the slightest misstep means death. Captain Stoyanovitch drags Trewinnard into the shadows, revealing plots against Emperor Alexander that circle the court like wolves. At the center stands the spirited Grand Duchess Natalia, admired and scrutinized in equal measure, her fate bound to a regime cracking from within. When an assassination attempt shatters the imperial family's fragile peace, Trewinnard stands accused of knowing too much and trusted with too little, caught between loyalty to his country and the dangerous allure of truths the Empire wants buried. Le Queux, drawing on his own intelligence connections, writes with the urgency of a man who knew empires fall. The novel pulses with pre-revolutionary dread, capturing a world where every whisper carries weight and every handshake might be a betrayal. For readers who crave historical thrillers that feel urgent rather than quaint, this is Edwardian espionage at its most propulsive.
