{"product_id":"nikolais-secret-9798234018663","title":"Nikolai's Secret","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn ordinary man discovers a secret powerful enough to crumble an empire.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the Iron Curtain, Nikolai Kovalenko lives an invisible life of obedience. Raised on Soviet ideals and quietly serving as an electronics technician for the Ministry of Communication, he never questions the system. Danger feels like someone else's world, and he never imagines it could touch his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil one routine day in February 1981 changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA secret never meant to be found. Where temptation leads to regret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Nikolai uncovers pulls him into the silent war brewing inside the Eastern Bloc, where power is traded behind closed doors and lives disappear without warning. As the Soviet empire begins to fracture and the Solidarity movement ignites rebellion in Poland, the choice is unclear: guard the secret and survive, or speak it and gamble everything, even his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided by the unlikely wisdom of his former history teacher, and torn between the woman he loves and the choice he made, Nikolai must out maneuver the ruthless East German Stasi in a desperate search for someone to unburden him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom bestselling author Matthew Fults, Nikolai's Secret is equal parts parable, caper and love story. It's a powerful companion novel to The Sunflower Widows, where inner courage and a moral compass are required passports to a future without a past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect for fans of John Le Carré and Milan Kundera.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Fults\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tradecraft Werks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e The Ukraine Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234018663","brand":"Tradecraft Werks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48296560165001,"sku":"9798234018663","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9e7d10e7-4436-43a5-b5f3-c3d17c901fde.jpg?v=1788842711","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/nikolais-secret-9798234018663","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}