The Master Craftsman

By: Kelli Stuart

Narrated by: Christina Moore

In 1917, Alma Pihl, a master craftsman in the House of Fabergé, was charged to protect one of the greatest secrets in Russian history - an unknown Fabergé egg that Peter Karl Fabergé secretly created to honor his divided allegiance to both the people of Russia and the Imperial Czar's family. When Alma and her husband escaped Russia for their native Finland in 1921, she took the secret with her, guarding her past connection to the Romanov family.

Three generations later, world-renowned treasure hunter Nick Laine is sick and fears the secret of the missing egg will die with him. With time running out, he entrusts the mission of retrieving the egg to his estranged daughter, Ava, who has little idea of the dangers she is about to face. As the stakes are raised, Ava is forced to declare her own allegiance - and the consequences are greater than she could have imagined.

This modern-day treasure hunt from award-winning author Kelli Stuart transports you into the opulent and treacherous world of the Russian Revolution to unearth mysteries long buried.

©2022 Kelli Stuart (P)2022 Recorded Books

Extraordinary book

I had high hopes for this book and it did not disappoint. I highly recommend it

Imploring Book

I just finished listening to this book after I read it last month when it was released. I loved taking in the history of it and physically felt the enticement of a treasure hunt. This would be a fantastic read for a book club discussion.
I will definitely read other books by Kelli Stewart.

Sophomoric

I wanted to like this book. I loved the story line idea. But the characters were flat, it was written like a Middle School YA novel. And not a good one. Characters were predictable. There was no depth, nothing to really make me care about them. Narrator was good