by Robert Alexander, 2006, Viking, The Penguin Group, New York

This story is about Rasputin and his assassination, told from the perspective of his daughter.  The author does a pretty good job of telling the story and what it must have been like witnessing her father’s actions and ultimate death.  The story seems a bit fanciful, however, and I, as the reader, sometimes wondered how much of it could have been true.  It appears that the author did a great deal of research, but also had to fill in the blanks himself much of the time.

I would classify this book as an interesting read, but not spellbinding by any means.