In 1917, Alma Pihl, a master craftsman in the House of Fabergé, was
charged to protect one of the greatest secrets in Russian history--an
unknown Fabergé Egg that Peter Karl Fabergé secretly created to honor
his divided allegiance to both the people of Russia and the Imperial
tsar's family. When Alma and her husband escaped Russia for their native
Finland in 1921, she took the secret with her, guarding her past
connection to the Romanov family.
Three generations later, world-renowned treasure hunter Nick Laine is
sick and fears the secret of the missing egg will die with him. With
time running out, he entrusts the mission of retrieving the egg to his
estranged daughter, Ava, who has little idea of the dangers she is about
to face. As the stakes are raised, Ava is forced to declare her own
allegiance--and the consequences are greater than she could have
imagined.
This modern-day treasure hunt from award-winning author Kelli Stuart
transports you into the opulent and treacherous world of the Russian
Revolution to unearth mysteries long buried.
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"Employing dual plot lines, Stuart weaves the fascinating history of
the creation of Fabergé's Imperial Easter Eggs for the Romanov family
together with a contemporary tale detailing the search for a (fictional)
secret egg."--Booklist
