THE KITCHEN BOY a novel by Robert Alexander sold for six figures to Jane von Mehren at Viking/Penguin by Marly Rusoff… An elderly Russian living out his days in a suburb of Chicago leaves his granddaughter Kate a legacy: a tape to be played following his death that reveals his true identity. He was the kitchen boy of Nicholas and Alexandra and the last living witness to their brutal murders. Based on extensive historical research, and with a breathtaking surprise ending, THE KITCHEN BOY imaginatively answers the question posed by the recent discovery of the fact of two missing bodies in the Romanov family grave. Russian rights were sold for a record breaking six-figure sum.
