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Child 44
Smith, Tom Rob2011
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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 ambitious secret police officer, Leo Demidov has spent his career arresting anyone who steps out of line. Then he uncovers evidence of a killer at large. DON'T MISS THE NEW TOM ROB SMITH NOVEL, COLD PEOPLE, OUT NOW!OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD MOSCOW, 1953. Under Stalins 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 hes helping to build the perfect society. But when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large a threat the state wont 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 isnt 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.
Main title:
Child 44 / Tom Rob Smith.
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Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Collation:
473 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2008.
ISBN:
9780857204080 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PR6119.M586
Language:
English
Subject:
Demidov, Leo (Fictitious character) -- FictionSecret service -- Soviet Union -- FictionTorture -- Soviet Union -- FictionMurder -- Soviet Union -- FictionSoviet Union -- History -- 1953-1985 -- FictionSuspense fictionThrillerModern & contemporary fictionFiction: general & literaryThriller / suspense fiction
BRN:
932121