- Hardcover: 308 pages
- Publisher: Newmarket Press (Sep 15 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1557043825
- ISBN-13: 978-1557043825
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 562 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,237,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
On the night of his murder in 1916, Grigori Rasputin picks up a Faberg? Imperial Easter egg he'd commissioned as a gift for Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna. In 1963, Vasily Karsalov loses the egg in a rigged poker game. More than 30 years later, Vasily's son Mikhail, now known as Mike Carson, has become a U.S. citizen, the owner of several car dealerships. At the opening of a new showroom, Carson is visited by Sasha Akimov, an old family friend, who tells Carson how his father was cheated out of the egg. Before revealing more, Akimov is shot. Meanwhile, in London, Det. Chief Insp. Jack Oxby takes a leave from Scotland Yard to accept a commission from the Forbes family to determine if Rasputin's Imperial egg still exists and, if so, to find it. New York City police detective Alex Tobias is investigating Akimov's murder when a meeting with Oxby provokes him to join the dangerous, cross-continental search for the precious artifact. Swan carefully intertwines the search for the murderer and the search for the egg so that the novel's numerous coincidences appear believable. And while Oxby doesn't sound the least bit English, he is charming and disarmingly intelligent. With only two other entries (The Da Vinci Deception and The C?zanne Chase), Swan's series of art world mysteries has a short history, but its clever premises and excellent characters earmark it for a long future. (Oct.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
A King Tut-like curse apparently appends itself to anyone searching for Faberg?'s legendary last-made Imperial egg, missing since the death of Rasputin. Scotland Yard's Inspector Oxby learns this only after beginning his own search for a famous art collector. An exciting blend of fact, exotic climes, and intrigue.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
This is not a mystery.,
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This review is from: Final Faberge (Paperback)
This book is not a mystery story. It is a thriller. Don't expect to be challenged to figure out who the bad guys are, you are told who they are immediately. Not that this approach is wrong, there are plenty of good stories that don't make you guess.The main problem with this book is that there is no logic behind the action. The main bad guy has no motive for his actions. Impossible coincidences are routine. Plot points are dropped never to be seen again. (What is the significance of the gems in the egg?) The conclusion makes no sense. On the other hand, a friend I lent the book to said she liked it. Turn off your mind and you might too.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best in Swan's Jack Oxby series,
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This review is from: The Final Faberge (Hardcover)
No question, The Final Faberge is Thomas Swan's best in his Jack Oxby series. The storyline moves from the dramatic assasination of Rasputin, to today, following the change in ownership of the last Imperial Egg designed and produced by Peter Carl Faberge's workshops. The settings are authentic, particularly the scenes set in St. Petersburg and Uzbekistan.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Why I will not read this book,
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This review is from: The Final Faberge (Hardcover)
When the President of the Unites States was William Jefferson . . .Who is that? Oh, that must be Mr. Clinton! -- Exactly. Without the last name it's hard to recognize who you're talking about. Now, who is the Great Duke Dmitri Pavlovich? A person with that title is a member of the Emperor's family. A brother or a cousin of the Czar himself. In our case, he is a cousin of Czar Nicolas II. So his last name is Romanov, and full name would be the Great Duke Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov. Pavlovich is a patronymic. To use it as a family name is the same as to use middle name instead of a last name. Unfortunately, Thomas Swan doesn't know that. He calls Dmitry Romanov just "Pavlovich." Theoretically, it's nothing wrong to call someone by one's patronymic, but not it a that context. I understand this has nothing to do with the main subject of his book. But if author doesn't care about such an obvious detail, I can't believe him in the rest. Sorry.
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