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Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters) Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re-creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov as seen through the eyes of their young kitchen boy, Leonka. Now an ancient Russian immigrant, Leonka claims to be the last living witness to the Romanovs’ brutal murders and sets down the dark secrets of his past with the imperial family. Does he hold the key to the many questions surrounding the family’s murder? Historically vivid and compelling, The Kitchen Boy is also a touching portrait of a loving family that was in many ways similar, yet so different, from any other."Ingenious...Keeps readers guessing through the final pages." —USA Today

From the author of the national bestseller The Kitchen Boy comes a gripping historical novel about imperial Russia?s most notorious figure Called ?brilliant? by USA Today, Robert Alexander?s historical novel The Kitchen Boy swept readers back to the doomed world of the Romanovs. His latest masterpiece once again conjures those turbulent days in a fictional drama of extraordinary depth and suspense. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, Maria Rasputin?eldest of the Rasputin children?recounts her infamous father?s final days, building a breathless narrative of intrigue, excess, and conspiracy that reveals the shocking truth of her father?s end and the identity of those who arranged it. What emerges is a nail-biting, richly textured new take on one of history?s most legendary episodes.