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. Out of Russia came a family that holds deep and ordained secrets that can unlock the shackles of misery for millions. Sergei Boscov and Andre Kirov, two boyhood friends, 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 was. In a stunning conclusion, they become interlocked in a saga of espionage and deception that holds the lives of millions in the balance. 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. The secret of Ekaterinburg has the power to restore everything. Remember, 1918 is now."