The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar

"A gripping and entirely believable description of the last days of the Romanovs . . . Thoroughly enjoyable, educational, and just a good old-fashioned page-turner."

Ingenious... Keeps readers guessing through the final pages. ("USA Today")

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 as seen through the eyes of the Romanovsa young kitchen boy, Leonka. Now an ancient Russian immigrant, Leonka claims to be the last living witness to the Romanovsa 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 familyas 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.