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The Emperor's Candlesticks |
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![]() When a group of Russian anarchists kidnap a Russian prince in Vienna there are repercussions. On learning that the Cardinal d'Orsay has agreed to convey some hollow candlesticks from the Emperor to the Princess Marionoff in St Petersburg, two spies both see the possibility of using them to convey messages safely into Russia. One is an eager young idealist involved in the plot against the prince, the other is Madame Demidoff, a beautiful agent of the Tsar. When the candlesticks go missing at the border, the two engage in a race to get them back, both realizing that their very lives could depend on the retrieval. |
Genres for this book |
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Adventure |
Fiction |
Historical Fiction |
Spy stories |
Links related to this book |
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Wikipedia - Baroness Emmuska Orczy |
Wikipedia - The Emperor's Candlesticks |
Reviews (Rated: 5 Stars - 1 review) |
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Reviewer: Andy Wogan - April 5, 2015 Subject: The Emperor's Candlesticks Really enjoyed this farce and all the put upon characters Excellent reading by Kevin Green |