Sometimes we can be so blinded by desire or want that we miss the obvious right in front of our face.

Richard Eusden goes to work every day in his little civil servant job, content with his quiet, yet confidential life. All is good until he gets paid a visit from an ex-girlfriend (Gemma), a girlfriend who later up and married then divorced Richard's best friend, Marty. Marty is apparently dying of an inoperable brain tumor and is in desperate need of a favor. It's a favor that requires someone to go to Denmark and deliver an attaché case that belonged to Marty's grandfather -- a case that could hold world-shattering news. Gemma got the first call, but after much negotiating, Richard volunteers to become the patsy or changeling -- and then the chase begins.

The story is anchored around one of the world's greatest tragedies - the assassination of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the Romanov family and the unsolved mystery around the death or survival of his youngest daughter, Anastasia.

To say this story was without action, adventure and travels all across Europe, would be an understatement. Unless you are fluent in Russian, the list of places and family names incorporated in this story can become a bit daunting as well. No one was who they seemed, no one could be trusted and there was nowhere to hide. At times there was so much going on that I was just couldn't keep everyone and everything straight. (Thus the 3 stars.) It was an interesting enough plot but, for once, I think I could have followed it better on screen than on paper.

What once was lost is found. But then what was found is once again lost, only to be stolen and hidden again. The chase was never ending and could only be tolerated with a side dose of Dramamine. It was an exhausting ride but suffice it to say that I was glad I finished the story. All I can say is that if you start it, you have to finish it. If you try to figure out the mystery on your own -- you will be Found Wanting.