Disclaimer: I received this e-book from R&R Book Tours for a tour. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: Tea With Rasputin

Author: Rolf Richardson

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 3/5

Recommended For...: mystery, thriller, romance

Publication Date: July 22, 2020

Genre: Mystery

Recommended Age: 18+ (sexual content, gore, slight violence, language)

Publisher: Gold Wind

Pages: 281

Synopsis: It’s 1992 and during a routine layover in Anchorage Alaska, Greg Wilton (a First Officer with British World Airways) disappears without trace.


Back at airline HQ near Heathrow, Mr Halford, Head of Security, is tasked with finding someone to investigate Greg’s case. His team are working to capacity and no one can be spared. So he scrapes the bottom of the barrel and assigns recent recruit, Terry Jackson to the investigation.


Fresh out of training school and awaiting his first posting, Terry flies to Alaska, brimming with enthusiasm at being trusted with such a mission. There he discovers Wilton rented a small plane while on his layover and both are now missing. His last contact appeared to be with Coral, a waitress at the crew watering hole, The Golden Nugget, so with her help Terry sets out to find the missing airman.


Their quest appears to be hopeless, because Alaska is huge, but they do not give up. The action moves to Hong Kong, Miami, Oxford (England) and finally St. Petersburg for Tea with Rasputin, a ten year globe-trotting saga with many twists and turns.


Join Terry in his investigation, where intrigue, suspense, mystery, humour and even a little romance lie in wait.


Review: This was an ok book. The book did well to keep a creepy vibe throughout it and the book was full of thrilling and mysterious moments. The book did well with the world building as well and the character development was ok.

However, I felt like the pacing was a bit too slow for my liking and the mystery was predictable in my opinion.

Verdict: It’s a good mystery book.