Presented as the secret history of the Russo-Japanese War, this thriller follows a master of disguise acting on the instructions of the mysterious Monsieur V—. He penetrates the Manchurian Syndicate, dines with the enemy, is drugged and kidnapped, and witnesses séances at the Russian court where the spirit of Madame Blavatsky is consulted about the Baltic fleet.
An inventive Edwardian spy fantasy that mixes real statesmen with high melodrama. Download the free EPUB.