About this item
It was a crime to horrify, fascinate, and mystify the ages. On the night of July 16, 1918, Bolshevik revolutionaries murdered the entire Russian royal family in a hail of gunfire. No one survived who might bear witness to what really happened on that mysterious and bloody night. Or so it was thought. In masterful historical detail and breathtaking suspense, Robert Alexander carries the reader through the entire heartrending story as told through the eyes of a real but forgotten witness, the kitchen boy. Narrated by the sole witness to the basement execution, The Kitchen Boy is historical fiction at its best. But more than that, the accessible style and intricately woven plot-with a stunning revelation at its end will keep readers guessing throughout.
About the Author
Robert Alexander grew up in Massachusetts. He attended the University of Wisconsin, and for several years taught in the Madison public schools. After receiving his Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he worked for many years as a freelance editor. From 1993-2001, he was a consulting editor at New Rivers Press, serving from 1999-2001 as creative director. He currently edits the Marie Alexander Poetry Series at White Pine Press. He has published two books of poetry, WHITE PINE SUCKER RIVER: POEMS 1970-1990, and WHAT THE RAVEN SAID, as well as a book of creative nonfiction about the American Civil War, FIVE FORKS: WATERLOO OF THE CONFEDERACY. He has co-edited three anthologies of poetry and fiction: THE PARTY TRAIN: A COLLECTION OF NORTH AMERICAN PROSE POETRY, THE HOUSE OF YOUR DREAM: AN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION OF PROSE POETRY, and THE TALKING OF HANDS: UNPUBLISHED WRITING BY NEW RIVERS PRESS AUTHORS. He divides his time between southern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
