For the Gaelic purists: accept the phonetic.
I highly recommend the website www.alexanderpalace.org, run by Bob Atchison and his dedicated colleagues. It contains a wealth of information for those interested in exploring the lives of the Romanovs.
And finally to Peter, who first told me about the émigré Russians in Ireland, and Uri Andrev and Joe Boyle’s involvement in the rescue plot.
I hope I’ve done an extraordinary tale some justice.
GLENN MEADE was born in Ireland. He has lived in New Hampshire and worked in the field of pilot training and as a journalist before becoming a full-time writer.
His novels to date—Snow Wolf, Brandenburg, The Sands of Sakkara, Resurrection Day, Web of Deceit, The Devil’s Disciple, The Second Messiah—have been international bestsellers, translated into twenty-seven languages, enjoyed critical and commercial success, and earned rave reviews in the New York Times and the Washington Post.
During his free time, Meade travels in the American South anywhere below the Mason-Dixon line, where he loves the scenery, the courtesy and the kindness of the people, the strong sense of faith and respect, garnished with a genteel touch of rebel wackiness.
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Meade, Glenn, 1957—
The Romanov conspiracy : a thriller / Glenn Meade.—1st Howard Books hardcover ed.
p. cm.
1. Romanov, House of—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3563.E16845R66 2012
813'.54—dc23
2012002718
ISBN 978-1-4516-1186-1
ISBN 978-1-4516-1189-2 (ebook)