Seven Days to Petrograd

Set during the First World War in March 1917, the novel explores a historical 'what if' scenario surrounding the journey of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin. Facing defeat, the German government arranges and finances Lenin's secret return from exile in Zurich to Petrograd (St. Petersburg) on a 'sealed train' to ignite a revolution and force Russia's withdrawal from the war. Aware of the plot, the Allies, led by a persuasive Winston Churchill, recruit a disaffected American intelligence agent named Harry Bauer for a critical mission: to infiltrate the train, kill Lenin, and prevent a world-changing event. As Lenin's party races across war-ravaged Germany, Bauer must navigate a perilous web of intrigue, adopting a false identity, dealing with a dangerous German officer and Lenin's brutal bodyguard, and contending with the charms of the revolutionary Inessa Armand, all leading to a climactic confrontation in Petrograd.

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