New Book Release SECRET OF EKATERINBURG: THE HOUR-GLASS Now Available

From the best-selling author of The Palestine Conspiracy who predicted the Intifada, the Persian Gulf War, Iraq War, and the liberation of Libya, Robert Spirko's new novel, the SECRET OF EKATERINBURG: THE HOUR-GLASS, reveals a tale of intrigue, love, hope and historical consequence when justice meant revolution and freedom meant escape.

Starting with the brutal murder of Czar Nicholas II and his family in Ekaterinburg ordered by Lenin's Bolsheviks, suddenly, out of Russia, comes a family that holds deep and ordained secrets that can unlock the shackles of misery for millions.

In remembrance of this historic carnage, one person escaped to tell the truth of that fateful night after a Lenin death squad executed the Romanov family in cold blood without trial. Then, as now, only a few knew the real truth behind the Bolshevik motives that led to the untold thousands who would succumb to Trotsky's and Stalin's deadly purges. Relax, if you can, as you begin a veiled journey into the evil depths of red terror, of secret murderous deals by Beria and his Cheka and NKGB killers.

Sergei Boscov and Andre Kirov, two boyhood friends, raised on a dacha in the Urals, kindle a lifelong brotherhood, even as they go their separate ways - Andre to a political career; Sergei to a military one - do they finally discover who their sister "Ana" really is. In a stunning conclusion, they become interlocked in a saga of espionage and deception, which holds the lives of millions in the balance.

From the Urals to Moscow, from Langley to London, and from Tehran to Jerusalem, Spirko weaves a spy-thriller that will ensnare the world in a crisis of colossal proportion as CIA analyst Alex Ayers discovers that nuclear missiles are headed for Iran in exchange for this "miracle" of Ana.

When you realize what is happening, it's too late. The Secret of Ekaterinburg has the power to restore everything. Remember, 1918 is now. And, the future may never come.

The novel is being released as a mass market paperback and eBook to book sellers and electronic outlets worldwide and is available through Amazon and a wide variety of eBook sites. They are available through Books-A-Million, BarnesandNoble, Amazon and other retail book stores including online web book sites nationally and internationally through Ingram Books, Atlasbooks, Baker & Taylor, and other major national and international book distributors.

Spirko says, "Anastasia is the Amelia Earhart of Russia. Nobody exactly knows what happened to her, except a few."

The story has two parallel plots which converge involving Iran developing nuclear weapons threatening the entire Middle East region and the United States.

He says, "The nuclear option for Iran must be stopped. Iran's leadership must understand the continuing march toward weapons of mass destruction and terrorism against nations who wish to live in peace will end in the destruction of that nation and others like it. Time is running out in the hour-glass."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert Spirko is a graduate of the Kent State University School of Journalism, and studied for his MBA at the same school. He was previously a Middle East analyst for 25 years and owned his own investment advisory firm near Cleveland, Ohio, and was responsible for predicting wars in the Middle East, including the recent Libyan intervention. He has worked as a consultant to the National Security Council for four presidents including the current Obama Administration. At the 2000 Camp David Peace Conference, Mr. Spirko was instrumental in establishing new ideas between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, and his contributions nearly culminated in a peace agreement, but the effort ultimately failed because neither side would take that final step to agree to Palestinian reparations and the abolishment of settlements on Palestinian land. The BBC termed his ideas on the Jerusalem problem as "brilliant", recommending the use of the Holy City as dual capitals of both nations, simultaneously, something that has never been done before in history.

His remarkable ability to forecast events before they occur has been described as truly uncanny by his friends and acquaintances. His predictions

about a coming war with Iran are dire unless steps are taken to neutralize Iran's drive for nuclear weapons and missiles that can threaten Israel and the United States, as well as Russia, Great Britain, all of Europe, and the Middle East region as a whole. Spirko, whose background includes a stint in U. S. Air Force and newsroom operations, knows first-hand what it takes to be an intelligence field agent.

An executive at Ingram Books says, "The book is absolutely spectacular in the manner in which Mr. Spirko, tells his tale. He is truly a master analyst. The book won't let you quit turning pages until the very end. If you need twisting plots, thrilling spy-action and intriguing characters, then this is the book for you. His knowledge of the trade makes the story dauntingly similar to Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago." "

"SECRET OF EKATERINBURG drips with reality," quips a book reviewer from Olive Grove Publishers. If books were rated by Siskel & Roeper, it would have been given a two-thumbs up."

SECRET OF EKATERINBURG is a mass market paperback produced by Olive Grove Publishers, and can be purchased at area bookstores through Gazelle Books, Lancaster, U.K. at www.gazellebookservices.co.uk; Ingram Book Group, New Leaf Distribution, and Baker and Taylor, priced at $14.99, ISBN 0-9752508-0-9. THE PALESTINE CONSPIRACY can also be ordered on the web at www.atlasbooks.com, or email orders from: order@bookmasters.com, or BooksandBooks.com; Amazon.com,Nook, Books-A-Million, BarnesandNoble, efollett.com & Follett bookstores at colleges and universities, Walmart.com, Target.com and other popular retail stores. Or, readers and store managers can call 1-800-BOOKLOG, or 800-247-6553 direct, to order.

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