Winter Palace (Priceless Collection Book #3)

The struggle--for power, wealth, and souls--in the crumbling Soviet Empire

Passing through Florian's Gate...having discovered the Amber Room...T. Davis Bunn now takes his readers to the Winter Palace!

Jeffrey Sinclair is on top of the world. He is growing in professional success in the antiques trade, in his spiritual quest for a better understanding of God, and in his love for the beautiful Katya. But his world is suddenly shaken when his mentor Alexander falls ill, leaving Jeffrey to take on new responsibilities. What begins as an enjoyable honeymoon visit to Monte Carlo, ends with a mysterious assignment to reclaim a deposed Russian nobleman's winter palace.

Thrust into the turbulence of modern-day St. Petersburg, Jeffrey's search constantly links him to the riches of its tsarist history. Here he confronts the dangerous collusion that has emerged between former Communist Party members, KGB agents, and self-styled "Mafia" gangs of criminals and black-marketers. But most striking to him is the material and spiritual hunger which gnaws at the people. Who will meet this incredible need?

And is it just the estate Count Markov seeks to recover, or is there something more?

From the Back Cover

What price must be paid in the struggle for power, for wealth, for souls, in the fragmented new Russia?

Jeffrey Sinclair could scarcely believe his good fortune. Two years in London had won him success in the international antiques trade, a new understanding of faith, and the love of the beautiful Katya Nichols. But his world is suddenly shaken when Alexander Kantor, his enigmatic relative and employer, falls seriously ill. Jeffrey is left with enormous responsibilities for the exclusive antique shop and its mysterious clients.

A romantic honeymoon visit to Monte Carlo leads him to a seemingly straightforward assignment. Jeffrey is asked to reclaim the winter palace of a Russian nobleman, whose family lost everything when fleeing the Revolution. But does Prince Markov merely seek to recover his estate, or is he embroiled in a far more sinister plot?

Jeffrey is thrust into the turbulence of modern-day St. Petersburg. He is enchanted by the artistry and architecture of its czarist past, but discovers a dangerous collusion between former Communist Party members, KGB agents, and gangs of criminals and black marketeers. Jeffrey's very existence is threatened by a far-reaching conspiracy that values power above justice, wealth above human life. In an atmosphere of fear and suspicion, can even the church provide a safe haven?

Passing through Florian's Gate...having discovered The Amber Room...T. Davis Bunn now takes readers into the Winter Palace.