First published 1998
Vladimir Lenin, the father of Communist Russia, spent years in exile, constantly on the move and in disguise. Conspirator traces Lenin's radical transformation from a young idealist to a hardened revolutionary, as he evades the Czarist police and builds the foundation for the Bolshevik revolution. In the face of relentless danger and shifting alliances, Lenin's character is forged in the fires of exile, setting the stage for his eventual rise to power and the birth of the Soviet Union.
Genres: biography, historical-fiction, 20th-century, political-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, rise-to-power
Setting: Russia, Europe, Russia (Federation), Siberia
Period: 1871-1918, 20th century, 1894-1917
400 pages · Hardcover · Hutchinson