The book ‘To Kill Rasputin’ is written by Andrew Cook. ‘To Kill Rasputin: The Life & Death of Grigori Rasputin’ is a historical account of the life and death of Grigori Rasputin, a key figure in the downfall of the Russian Tsars. The book means that the real masterminds behind Rasputin’s murder and analyzes the story of a peasant from a distant Siberian village becoming the all-powerful favourite of the last Russian tsar.