--- product_id: 284491586 title: "The Man from St. Petersburg" brand: "ken follett, richard armitage, penguin audio" price: "B/.1" currency: PAB in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/284491586-the-man-from-st-petersburg store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # The Man from St. Petersburg **Brand:** ken follett, richard armitage, penguin audio **Price:** B/.1 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Man from St. Petersburg by ken follett, richard armitage, penguin audio - **How much does it cost?** B/.1 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/284491586-the-man-from-st-petersburg) ## Best For - ken follett, richard armitage, penguin audio enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ken follett, richard armitage, penguin audio brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description "Ken Follett has done it once more . . . goes down with the ease and impact of a well-prepared martini." — New York Times Book Review His name was Feliks. He came to London to commit a murder that would change history. A master manipulator, he had many weapons at his command, but against him were ranged the whole of the English police, a brilliant and powerful lord, and the young Winston Churchill himself. These odds would have stopped any man in the world—except the man from St. Petersburg. ## Images ![The Man from St. Petersburg - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91zmRIBPETL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great story and interesting *by on Reviewed in the United States July 13, 2025* Loved it and evert book by Follett. His historical novels bring history alive. He develops the characters well. Ready for another one of h I s ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Entertaining, But... *by on Reviewed in the United States January 20, 2001* In many ways, this is vintage Ken Follett. It is fast-paced and keeps you wanting to see what is going to happen next. The writing is good and he does a good job of developing his characters and plot. He also seems to have a good feel for English society in the period immediately before WWI. Despite all this, however, I found myself less than satisfied with the overall result. He gives you Feliks, a Russian anachist and murderer who is on a misguided mission to stop an attempt to negotiate an alliance between Britain and Russia because he is convinced that millions of Russian peasants will die. It never seems to occur to him that the coming war will involve Russia anyway and that millions of peasants will die with or without an alliance. Then Follett tries to make Feliks a sympathetic character. He has been badly wronged in his life. Well, for me, it didn't work. Feliks was still a misguided terrorist bent on murder. Then you get the usual improbabilities: women whose misguided sympathies cause them to let Feliks get closer to his target than he ever would; Feliks miraculously escaping capture despite all odds; and Feliks resorting to a completely improbable tactic at the end. The climax finds Feliks resorting to a tactic that can best be described as using an elephant gun to kill a flea. He needs to flush out the Prince in order to get a shot at him, but Follett would have us accept that Feliks would endanger all that he seems to hold dear in the process. Churchill's action at the end to retrieve the situation was clever plotting, but seemed obvious to me as soon as it was clear what Feliks was going to do. I'm rather thought it would have occurred to Feliks, too. It would have been another good reason to not do what he did.In many ways, "The Man From St. Petersburg" is a good read. For me, though, it asked me to go farther in suspending disbelief than I was prepared to go. The clever ending was a little too clever, and left me somewhat less than satisfied. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Among the Many Reasons to Read this Book... *by on Reviewed in the United States March 21, 2010* This book enjoys continuing popularity twenty eight years after it first hit the bestseller list, and with good reason. It is a masterfully crafted thriller. In fact Albert Zuckerman (Writing the Blockbuster Novel) uses The Man from St. Petersburg as a pedagogical tool for outlining a novel. Zuckerman shows how Follett's outlines of the plot evolved over four outlines. The complexities of plot and the revelation of character did not flow through Follett's fingertips as he was typing. The result is one of the very best novels written, of any genre, and one of the few which deserve its commercial success.Feliks, a Russian anarchist, is intent on killing the Russian Prince sent by the Tsar to negotiate an alliance with England, to prevent Germany from taking over all of Western Europe. His motivation is to save the lives of Russian peasants who would be killed in a cause not their own. His unwitting ally is the daughter of an English lord, who is at an age when rebellion against her parents is natural. The action builds to a fiery crescendo as the lord's manor house burns, and young Winston Churchill gets the prince's signature on the treaty minutes before the anarchist fires a shotgun point blank into his chest. In the process Follett gives us a rather serious lesson in history. You will understand where all the pieces were on the chessboard that was Europe in 1914.Read it for the excitement; read it as history; or read it for its classic structure, but you must read it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/284491586-the-man-from-st-petersburg](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/284491586-the-man-from-st-petersburg) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-07-22*