Since the times of Ivan the Terrible, generations of Russian leaders have turned the Kremlin into a fortress within a fortress, stocking its labyrinthine underground with secret vaults, elegant chambers, and priceless treasures. Now a master thief has the ultimate motivation to stage an assault on the Kremlin"s inner sanctum. Two lives depend on it. Thousands of years of religious faith hinge on it. And a man"s conscience, skill, and passion will not let him fail. For Michael St.Pierre, history"s most daring heist is only one piece of an intricate puzzle teaching from an ancient monastery in Scotland to a hideaway in Corsica...where a madman has built an empire of terror. Haunted by his own family secrets, and surrounded by the precious few people he can trust, Michael will take on a mission that will make him the most hunted man in the world. But when an astounding truth, buried deep beneath the Kremlin, erupts with shattering force, he may unleash a relic too dangerous to possess... 2008. 529 pages. PB in good+condition.
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