The Man From St Petersburg

As Europe teeters on the brink of war the Czar's nephew arrives in London for secret talks; but his visit is of interest not only to his government host but to the head of Special Branch, a ruthless Russian anarchist, and the idealistic and wilful ha lf-Russian beauty, Charlotte Walden. As the war looms ever nearer, the final private tragedy in which these characters are enmeshed moves ineluctably towards its climax.