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Child 44

Tom Rob Smith (author), Dennis Boutsikaris (read by)

Product available on: 06/05/2008

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11 reviews

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Assured Debut

Leo Demidov, war hero and sometime secret police thug, is investigating a series of gruesome child murders, whilst himself on the run from the authorities.... READ MORE

Duncan at Kings Road

A firecracker of a start to a brilliant series

A perfect historical thriller, Child 44 is set in Stalin's Soviet Union and is replete with menace. One of the best thrillers I've ever read.

Libby at Waterstones Craigavon at Lisburn

Synopsis

MGB officer Leo is a man who never questions the Party Line. He arrests whomever he is told to arrest. He dismisses the horrific death of a young boy because he is told to, because he believes the Party stance that there can be no murder in Communist Russia. Leo is the perfect soldier of the regime.

But suddenly his confidence that everything he does serves a great good is shaken. He is forced to watch a man he knows to be innocent be brutally tortured. And then he is told to arrest his own wife.

Leo understands how the State works: Trust and check, but check particularly on those we trust.He faces a stark choice: his wife or his life.

And still the killings of children continue...

Publisher information

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781847373533
Number of pages: 6
Languages: English

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Fantastic, gripping book

Highly recommend this book to any thriller lover. Child 44 has a fantastic, twist in the tale ending, which will come as a delight to any reader who loves ... READ MORE

Andrew Bell

Loved it

Absolutely amazing book. Fantastically written and hard to put down. I read this on holiday in one day when i ran out of books i had taken myself. Not one... READ MORE

Hash

Superb, yet utterly chilling.

What a fantastic novel! From the very outset to the last page it had me gripped. The insidious nature of Stalin's Russia was quite possibly the most terrif... READ MORE

Nocturnal bibliophile

Intense and unrelenting

I found Tom Rob Smith’s debut to be a tremendous novel. It has a tortuous and labyrinthine plot which twists and weaves its way through Stalinist Russia, s... READ MORE

Ian Kirkpatrick

Recommendation comes good.

I read this book on a recommedation as this is not a genre that normally draws me in but I am glad I picked this book up. Well structured at it's heart and... READ MORE

AdamorOptimism

Gripping

Child 44 Accepted a recommendation from a Waterstones store assistant for this book and very glad I did… This is after all why some of us still shop in the... READ MORE

Dapo

Child 44

So glad someone recommended this book - it is a terrific read. For me it’s strength lies in immersing the reader in the lives of those who lived through t... READ MORE

HelenS

Gripping

Brilliant. You feel the claustrophobia and horror of Stalin’s USSR alongside the impossible task of tracing a serial killer.

Marilena

It is a powerful and shocking read

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith is a historical crime mystery thriller set in the 1950s, during Stalin’s reign—a period defined by fear, mistrust, and paranoia. ... READ MORE

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