Combat operations in Northern Italy have temporarily quieted. Russia is on the verge of a sharp political turn: Emperor Paul is disappointed with the allies, while the allies, in turn, are irritated with Paul. The empire forms a new Maltese governorate and grows ever more firmly established in the Mediterranean—a course that nearly nobody, except Russia itself, finds suitable.
Against this backdrop, our modern-day protagonist, who ends up in Speransky’s body, builds his own financial and industrial empire and rapidly climbs into the highest circles, breaking through at a sprint. But in the shadows, a plot is already gaining strength… Here is the fifth book in the “Speransky” series—“Conspiracy.”