Book Review on The Tsar’s Locket

The Tsar’s Locket by Ken Czech is a historical fiction that is based on events that did happen. This book was published in 2020 by Fireship Press, LLC. This interesting book is 303 pages long but worth the read.

The Author

Ken Czech lives in Central Minnesota on an abandoned granite quarry with his wife, Mary. He is retired from being a history professor. He is also known as an authority on historical literature of sports and exploration.

You can check out his website at www.kennethczech.com

Plot

Julian Blunt, a despised Catholic, and former sea captain is tasked with delivering a betrothal locket to Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible in Moscow. If he delivers this locket, the Queen has promised to give him a ship and make sure his wife is properly buried. The marriage is between Tsar Ivan the Terrible and the Queen's niece Lady Mary Hastings. He is warned that if the locket falls into the wrong hands then there will be a war between England and Russia.

With an assassin on his tail trying to prevent him from delivering the locket, Julian is joined by the Queen’s messenger, Jessandra Calcross. To deliver this locket, they have to cross the Baltic Sea and go into the heart of Russia. This is no easy task. Even though they are at odds over station and…