-Another riveting story of the Meinrel family-In 1927 Stalin sweeps the hailing crowd searching for a familiar face. There it is-a former schoolmate who once mocked him and called him "Pocky." He mouths the word and the face he is watching pales and tries to duck, but he is caught by Stalin's guard. This one and fifty million more will die. Anatoly, Stalin's closest confidant, is standing close to Stalin, reading the Vladimir's mind and directing swift brutality. If Anatoly can keep the Vladimir's attention on others perhaps he can save his own family-his wife, Vyvyan, and her young son, Otto. He has resisted loving them, but they wheedled their way into his heart and now he considers them a weakness. He doesn't know that Otto isn't really Vyvyan's son. He doesn't know that Otto is a Meinrel-part of the family that, first Lenin and then Stalin, fingered for annihilation. Vyvyan knows Otto is a target in the reign of terror but so far no one has suspected him. When Anatoly intercepts an inquiry about Otto, Vyvyan deceives him, but she knows it's just a matter of time before he's discovered. Otto is drowning in all the lies and determines to find his sisters. When he stumbles across their location Otto defies the odds and takes fate into his own hands. This is a gripping tale of the courage, grit, and the relentless determination of a family bent on reuniting, pitting them against a world spiraling into chaos.