The price of power

By William Le Queux

Subjects: secret service fiction

Description: In this fiction, Monsieur Collin Trewinnard; a British diplomat being trusted by Emperor Alexander to put his wayward niece Grand Duchess Natalia under his guardianship. The emperor himself was an object of attempted assasination almost everyweek having 2 of his brothers expired in such way. One day Trewinnard, Grand Duke Nicholas & his daughter Grand Duchess Natalia were travelling on carriage to a function; a bomb threw at their direction and The Grand Duke killed. Trewinnard suspecting the real target was Natalia herself; for her few days before confessed loudly that she will bring General Markoff ; the chief of secret police to justice. She determined to show the proof supplied by Madame Rosan ( whom was banished to siberian with her daughter exiled as conspirator by General Markoff) regarding misconduct of Chief secret police that saw innocents exiled for his personal glory. She also firm to show the Emperor the real culprit behind those assasination attempt. Madame Rosen was Mr Trewinnard personal friend. He believe her innocences. Therefore his mission is to ensure Natalia safety by bringing HIH to England , to investigate the reason of Madame Rosen banishment and secure her released and even more complicated mission.