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"You cannot write a story centered on a crime without unmasking the killer," laments the putative author, who explains that he is writing a novel so that he can revisit the mysterious death of world chess champion Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Alekhin in steamy 1946 Estoril, Portugal. Born in Moscow but traveling on a French passport, Alekhin has been alternately accused of being a Soviet spy, a Nazi collabora...Log In or Sign Up to Read More