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"A page-turner with a very realistic plot and
an underlying premise that asks the question, 'Is it true?'"
—Kevin O'Keefe, former White House Aide, Chicago

 About the Book....

A political assassination in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the eve of that country's most important presidential election, triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy the delicate balance of world power unless Chicago businessman David Olen can act.

Olen, a globally successful architect and developer, knows that everything in the world is a deal. He's carved out deals that have shaped the skylines of cities from Chicago to Moscow. He also holds the secret, unknown to the world, of the most spectacular accord of the century. In a deadly sprint through Warsaw, Moscow, and Rome, Olen must unravel the consequences of his Machiavellian pacts and stay alive long enough to redeem his past.

PROTOKOL is the secret history of the Cold War, a provocative thriller that challenges every assumption of how the world's map has been drawn and how the men controlling nations grasped power. The PROTOKOL is a deal that could be as real as tomorrow's headlines.

Read What They're Saying About PROTOKOL...

"PROTOKOL will leave you guessing until the very end. The authors have created a novel of religious and political intrigue that will make you wonder whether the Vatican, the CIA, and the Soviet power elite really do share a dark and dangerous secret."
—Maciej Rackiewicz, Chairman,
   Polish American Chamber of Commerce, Warsaw

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"A ripping good story of international intrigue, Eugene Golub's debut novel PROTOKOL, (written with the assistance of Quinton Skinner), an action/suspense story of the "Cold War" and set in Rome, Warsaw, and Moscow. David Olen is a global architect and developer who is up to his neck in international intrigue. Knowing that everything in life is about the art of the detail, he must take the secret only he knows and run in this thrilling, tense, provocative and exciting thriller of behind-the-scenes drama threatening to erupt into destruction, collapsing and government and scandalizing the Vatican. PROTOKOL is recommended reading for those who enjoy ripping good stories of international intrigue."
— Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA, July 6, 2002

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"This first-class thriller tells the fast-paced, gripping and moving story of how high-profile political figures, successful businessmen, and faceless criminals willingly colluded and fought side-by-side to chart a new course for Western history."
—Massimo Ponzellini, Vice President,
European Investment Bank, Luxembourg

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"PROTOKOL takes you inside the minds of some of the world's most  powerful people revealing the secret deals that made history happen in Russia and Eastern Europe. I could not put it down."
—Dimitry Jour, Vice President, RosBank, Moscow

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"Spellbinding. A riveting tale of intrigue and corruption that shows just how far people will go in their quest for power and domination. PROTOKOL will change the way you see the world."
—Patrick Arbor, former Chairman, Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago

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About the Authors

American real estate developer Eugene Golub has been actively engaged in business in central and eastern Europe and in Russia since the fall of the Berlin Wall. His profound awareness of the region, its people, and its political landscape account for the authenticity of PROTOKOL. The founder and chairman of the real estate development firm, Golub & Company, he lives with his wife and family in Chicago and Aspen.

Quinton Skinner is an editor and the author of three non-fiction books. He accompanied Eugene Golub to easter Europe and Russia to gather background information for PROTOKOL. A graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, Skinner lives in Minneapolis with his wife and children.
 

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