Tom Rob Smith
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In the second thriller set in the turmoil and upheaval of the post-Stalinist Soviet Union featuring former state security officer Leo Demidov, Leo strives to protect his family from someone with a grudge against him-- someone transformed beyond recognition into the perfect model of vengeance.
2) Child 44
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"Robert Harris meets Gorky Park in Child 44, Tom Rob Smith's stunning thriller--sure to be one of the most talked about debut novels of the year"--Provided by the publisher.
Set in the Soviet Union in 1953, Tom Rob Smith's debut novel is both a thriller and a harrowing portrayal of the terror inflicted upon people by their own governments. An officer of the Ministry of State Security risks everything -- even becoming an enemy of the state -- to find...