Publisher's Synopsis
From the horrors of the Great War follows the chaos of revolution... Elizabeth Clarke gave her brother a silver locket to remind him of home as he left for war in June of 1917. But as the Great War ends for America, it continues on for Elizabeth. While carrying out duties for the US State Department, her father went missing in the chaos of the Russia Revolution. When word arrives that he is alive and needs assistance moving a valuable and mysterious 'package' out of Russia, it is up to his children to organize the rescue. While the Mission moves forward, Elizabeth discovers that the locket she gave her brother has become more than a link to her brother in times of war, but also between her and other members of her brother's regiment, including the veteran Captain Robert Rainey. As the Mission plunges into the maelstrom of the Russian Revolution, they face warlords, anarchists, monarchists, Bolsheviks, and Cossacks in a conflict with many sides and brutal treachery. They also find a dark force following them, hoping to be led to her father and the precious 'package' that could change the course of history. "The Locket" delves into the human aspects of a revolution when an entire country's governmental structure collapses like it did in Russia. There are many factions. Some are politically motivated by a cause. Some are excessively self serving. The remnants of the old regime struggle to regain the power and prestige they were so used to. And outside forces, fearing the spread of this revolutionary phenomenon, send in armies to crush it. But, like the French Revolution, there is no crushing of ideas. While all of these ideologies fight it out, the general population just fights to survive. Sides are chosen according to who is most likely to leave them alone. Shifting loyalties coincide with whose army is close by. And by all measures, they will end up supporting whoever wins in the end. This is the country as seen through the eyes of Elizabeth Clarke. It is totally foreign to her, requiring her to live by her motto like she has never had to before: Observe, Learn, Dominate.
