What ever happened to Anastasia Romanov? Over the years since the Russian Revolution, that question has baffled historians and fueled conspiracy theorists alike. Meade has decided to take this topic head-on.I was very impressed with Meade's book, "The Second Messiah", so I picked this one up eagerly. It took me a long time to read "The Romanov Conspiracy" much longer then I had anticipated it would.The story starts in the present then takes on the form of a "flashback", a very detailed flashback. One so detailed that you forget that it's a "flashback". That might be the wrong word to describe the bulk of this story but it's basically told by a single old man to the modern day professor who's asking about it.The story is slow. I understand that this is international espionage but why does it have to be so unnecessarily boring? It takes nearly 200 pages before we even have the central cast together because Meade spends so much time developing their back story.I wasn't impressed and to be honest I was so bored with it that I skipped from Part Three all the way to the Epilogue just to see what happened...I won't spoil it. A frozen body is found in permafrost in a mine in Russia; the head archaeologist takes the necklace found in the woman's hand and flies immediately to Ireland. There she meets a man with an amazing story about the Russian Revolution and a group of people determined to save the Romanov family. What a fascinating book. So very interesting with the history, the people, the research. Wonderful writing. I'm going to be reading more of Glenn Meade's books.
What do You think about Operation Romanow: Roman (2012)?
Fun read, especially if you're a little obsessed with the Romanovs like I am.
—Comando
Apparently I will read any piece of crap if there are Romanovs in it...
—leeleebaca
