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Child 44
Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1)
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Suzanne
Dec 23, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, kindle
I don't usually read thrillers, but I have to say Child 44 is exceptional. Perhaps it's the historical fiction loving side of me, perhaps it's my fascination with political systems, but Tom Rob Smith's book is gripping, informative, and a heck of ride.

Leo Demidov is a security officer in the Stalinist era Soviet Union. He has a great job and a beautiful wife, and everything seems perfect for him, until he discovers a series of related murders, and dares to put justice above politics.

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Shahar
May 07, 2016 rated it it was amazing
4.5 Fast paced authentic stomach cruncher and very good historic suspense novel.
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Cathy
Aug 02, 2014 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Interesting story about Soviet Russia and how people were controlled, but I felt very ambivalent about the protagonist.
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Daisy
Jan 17, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: russia-ussr, favorites-2nd-place, eastern-europe
Very good, couldn't put it down, devoured in almost an entire day, just my kind of thing (soviet, commie stuff)... Didn't know till I read the afterword that it was based on a real serial killer. Hmmm. ...more
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Joy
Jan 12, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: around-the-world-in-80-books
Super interesting story!
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Heidi
Jun 16, 2008 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Erma Odrach
Jun 02, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Feb 16, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: historical-fiction, fiction, thriller, mystery, humor, russia, 500
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KayG
Apr 14, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Michelle
Jun 24, 2011 rated it it was ok
Diane Nagatomo
Sep 11, 2011 rated it it was ok
Kris Fernandez-Everett
Oct 22, 2011 marked it as to-read
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