I looked for this book in the library a few years ago but couldn't find it until a recent library sale. It was worth waiting for--a history of the search for the truth of what happened to the Romanovs, the last Tsar of Russia Nicholas II and his family. First the official accounts were incomplete and falsified. Later investigations were hampered by lack of finances, governmental support, and technology.
It's a fascinating story of how investigators finally prevailed and found the truth. At the time of the book's publication, the bodies of Maria and Alexei still hadn't been found. They were later found in 2007.
The book also details the story of Anna Anderson who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia and the long legal battle that ultimately proved she was not. The author also mentions other claimants and the Romanov relatives who argue over who and what a true Romanov is.
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