The struggle--for power, wealth, and souls--in the crumbling
Soviet Empire
Passing through Florian's Gate...having discovered the
Amber Room...T. Davis Bunn now takes his readers to the
Winter Palace!
Jeffrey Sinclair is on top of the world. He is growing in
professional success in the antiques trade, in his spiritual quest
for a better understanding of God, and in his love for the
beautiful Katya. But his world is suddenly shaken when his mentor
Alexander falls ill, leaving Jeffrey to take on new
responsibilities. What begins as an enjoyable honeymoon visit to
Monte Carlo, ends with a mysterious assignment to reclaim a deposed
Russian nobleman's winter palace.
Thrust into the turbulence of modern-day St. Petersburg, Jeffrey's
search constantly links him to the riches of its tsarist history.
Here he confronts the dangerous collusion that has emerged between
former Communist Party members, KGB agents, and self-styled "Mafia"
gangs of criminals and black-marketers. But most striking to him is
the material and spiritual hunger which gnaws at the people. Who
will meet this incredible need?
And is it just the estate Count Markov seeks to recover, or is
there something more?
What price must be paid in the struggle for power, for
wealth, for souls, in the fragmented new Russia?
Jeffrey Sinclair could scarcely believe his good fortune.
Two years in London had won him success in the international
antiques trade, a new understanding of faith, and the love of the
beautiful Katya Nichols. But his world is suddenly shaken when
Alexander Kantor, his enigmatic relative and employer, falls
seriously ill. Jeffrey is left with enormous responsibilities for
the exclusive antique shop and its mysterious clients.
A romantic honeymoon visit to Monte Carlo leads him to a seemingly
straightforward assignment. Jeffrey is asked to reclaim the winter
palace of a Russian nobleman, whose family lost everything when
fleeing the Revolution. But does Prince Markov merely seek to
recover his estate, or is he embroiled in a far more sinister
plot?
Jeffrey is thrust into the turbulence of modern-day St. Petersburg.
He is enchanted by the artistry and architecture of its czarist
past, but discovers a dangerous collusion between former Communist
Party members, KGB agents, and gangs of criminals and black
marketeers. Jeffrey's very existence is threatened by a
far-reaching conspiracy that values power above justice, wealth
above human life. In an atmosphere of fear and suspicion, can even
the church provide a safe haven?
Passing through Florian's Gate...having discovered The
Amber Room...T. Davis Bunn now takes readers into the Winter
Palace.