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Child 44

by Tom Rob Smith

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Child 44

In Stalin's Soviet Union, crime does not exist. But still millions live in fear. The mere suspicion of disloyalty to the State, the wrong word at the wrong time, can send an innocent person to his execution. Officer Leo Demidov, an idealistic war hero, believes he's building a perfect society. But after witnessing the interrogation of an innocent man, his loyalty begins to waver, and when ordered to investigate his own wife, Raisa, Leo is forced to choose where his heart truly lies. Then the impossible happens. A murderer is on the loose, killing at will, and every belief Leo has ever held is shattered. Denounced by his enemies and exiled from home, with only Raisa by his side, he must risk everything to find a criminal that the State won't admit even exists. On the run, Leo soon discovers the danger isn't from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is trying to protect.

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    Child 44.

    An amazingly assured and exciting debut set in Soviet Russia, 1953. Child 44 has a wonderfully realised sense of all - pervading dear and the desperateness of a chilling race against time.

    Review by Helen Almond of the Preston Borders on 2009-02-20 16:16:47

  • 5 out of 5
    Now reading Secret Speech

    A brutal piece of thrilling Fiction writing set against a backdrop of the communist Russia that hooks you in from the start. It is one of those rare books where you feel little empathy towards the main character but can't help wanting to see how his tale works out. I read it in two sittings and although the ending of the book is possibly a little too neat (hey this is Fiction after all), Child 44 is really worth reading and deserves the plaudits it has received. Am reading the Secret Speech now which doesn't seem as good - maybe there is only so much Communism a person can take...

    Review by Beach Life on 12:09, 04 Nov 2009

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ISBN

9781847391599

Published
February 19th 2009 by Simon & Schuster Ltd
Category
General
Number of pages
480
County of origin
UNITED KINGDOM
Dimensions
198 x 129

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