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The Man From St Petersburg

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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Read by Richard Armitage (The Hobbit, Missing You)

The Man From St Petersburg is a dark tale of family secrets and political consequences. Ken Follett's masterful storytelling brings to life the danger of a world on the brink of war.

A Secret Negotiation
1914. Tensions are rising as Europe finds itself caught in a web of alliances and dangerous warmongering. To help tip the balance in their favour, Britain aims to draw Russia into an alliance with them instead of Germany. Czar Nicholas’s nephew, Prince Aleksei, is sent to London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden.

A Play for Power
Walden has a personal connection to Aleksei; his wife is Aleksei’s aunt. And they are not the only ones interested in the Russian's arrival; so too are Walden’s wilful, idealistic daughter, the head of Special Branch, and a ruthless Russian anarchist.

A World at War
With the British desperately needing a signed treaty and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the destinies of these individuals become inextricably linked, as tragedy threatens to shatter the Waldens’ complacency . . .

 20th Century Espionage Historical Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense World War I

Critic Reviews

Ken Follett has done it once more . . . goes down with the ease and impact of a well-prepared martini
Eerily plausible . . . one of Follett's finest
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A gripping tale based on real people and history told with warmth and sympathy for the heroes as well as the villains.
Typical Ken Follett. Wonderful entertaining.
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A gripping tale based on real people and history

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A good listen. Worth the time spent. Richard Armitage is a good narrator. good to see Follett still writing.

An interesting fiction

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Is this really more than fiction ? In typical Ken Follett style the formula works to bring together action, action and more action in waves of highs and lows weaving a great story.

Brilliant, a true Ken Follett novel

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Quite a gripping story with good imagery and characterisation but the end was improbable- Great narration

Overall a good book

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I read most of the reviews and there is always people who dissect a story technically, I suppose they may well be correct. However if you want a good story, plot a little foreseeable this is very much in the same vein as Night Over Water and The Hornet Flight, if your expecting Eye of the Needle or Jackdaws this doesn’t hit those marks, but a good listen, the story builds slowly but not dramatically so, I enjoyed it
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