Child 44 Child 44

Child 44

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Publisher Description

DON'T MISS THE NEW TOM ROB SMITH NOVEL, COLD PEOPLE, OUT NOW!

OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD

MOSCOW, 1953.
Under Stalin’s terrifying regime, families live in fear. When the all-powerful State claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree?

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER IN OVER 30 LANGUAGES

An ambitious secret police officer, Leo Demidov believes he’s helping to build the perfect society. But when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large – a threat the state won’t admit exists – Demidov must risk everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to expose the truth.

A THRILLER UNLIKE ANY YOU HAVE EVER READ

But what if the danger isn’t from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is fighting to protect?

Nominated for seventeen international awards and inspired by a real-life investigation, CHILD 44 is a relentless story of love, hope and bravery in a totalitarian world. From the screenwriter of the acclaimed television series, THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2009
1 April
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
480
Pages
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster UK
SIZE
2.8
MB

Customer Reviews

84Francis84 ,

Worth a go..

This was am enjoyable piece. The ending felt a little rushed and frankly outrageous but the build up was well executed. Worth a go.

Roshan Patel ,

Stunning!

This book is nothing short of incredible.

It takes place in Stalin's Russia, and really captures the mood of the time. Conspiracy, censorship, and influence are the main themes, and the plot twists are truly magnetic!

Without giving too much away - It finally took one man to discover the world of deceit he was living in, to lead to a massive, country-wide crisis. Twist after twist kept me glued to the pages, and it's rekindled my love for reading.

I've never really been a fan of the historical genre, but this has really made me interested in the topic of communist Russia, immediately, after reading the ending, I had to buy "The Secret Speech", which leads immediately from Stalin to Kruschev.

It's not a usual "big seller", but after reading it, I wonder why it isn't!

Nettles7069 ,

Child 44

Total immersion on my part. Excellent story

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