AWARD-WINNING
HISTORICAL THRILLER

5 Stars! Highly Recommended!

Commissar deserves a place alongside the best in early 20th century Russian historical fiction."
– Chanticleer Reviews

A bitter, bloody
tour de force

Wrenchingly emotive, deftly written and tremendously powerful."
– Book Viral Reviews

A taut mystery and espionage story

Not only is Commissar an exciting read, it’s also an excellent introduction to the struggles of the nascent Soviet Union."
– Seattle Book Review

Commissar

A novel of Civil War Russia

A gripping historical spy thriller based on incredible real events

Moscow, August 1918.

As the post-revolutionary Russia is teetering on the precipice of a civil war, Anna Sokolova, a young agent of the newly formed state security commission, is tasked with hunting down a British spy Sidney Reilly who set in motion an audacious plot to alter the course of Russian history. Meanwhile, a young WWI vet William Arden sets sail from New York on a mission to Russia that is not what it appears to be, and the true purpose of which even he may not yet fully comprehend. Their paths cross in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), and they become unlikely allies.

When the Soviet head of state Lenin is shot by an assassin and a bloody conflict ignites throughout Russia, Anna’s loyalties are tested. Can she save her country and not lose herself in the process?

Based on historical events, Commissar is meticulously researched and explores the little-known period of US and British intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918-22).

Book 1 of the Anna Sokolova series.