{"product_id":"child-44-paperback","title":"Child 44 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Rob Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA propulsive, relentless page-turner filled with conspiracies, hope, and resilience, from a bestselling author. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Inventive, edgy and relentlessly gripping from the first page to the last.\" --Scott Turow, #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePresumed Innocent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stalin's Soviet Union strives to be a paradise for its workers, providing for all of their needs. One of its fundamental pillars is that its citizens live free from the fear of ordinary crime and criminals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But in this society, millions do live in fear ... of the State. Death is a whisper away. The mere suspicion of ideological disloyalty--owning a book from the decadent West, the wrong word at the wrong time--sends millions of innocents into the Gulags or to their executions. Defending the system from its citizens is the MGB, the State Security Force. And no MGB officer is more courageous, conscientious, or idealistic than Leo Demidov. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A war hero with a beautiful wife, Leo lives in relative luxury in Moscow, even providing a decent apartment for his parents. His only ambition has been to serve his country. For this greater good, he has arrested and interrogated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then the impossible happens. A different kind of criminal--a murderer--is on the loose, killing at will. At the same time, Leo finds himself demoted and denounced by his enemies, his world turned upside down, and every belief he's ever held shattered. The only way to save his life and the lives of his family is to uncover this criminal. But in a society that is officially paradise, it's a crime against the State to suggest that a murderer-much less a serial killer--is in their midst. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exiled from his home, with only his wife, Raisa, remaining at his side, Leo must confront the vast resources and reach of the MBG to find and stop a criminal that the State won't admit even exists.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational #1 bestselling author \u003cb\u003eTom Rob Smith\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Cambridge University in 2001 and lives in London. His novels in the Child 44 trilogy were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers and international publishing sensations. Among its many honors, \u003ci\u003eChild 44\u003c\/i\u003e won the ITW 2009 Thriller Award for Best First Novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 2008 Critics Award for Best First Novel, the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53455126855987,"sku":"9780446572767","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/YwabJ5el5d9780446572767.webp?v=1781229077","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/child-44-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}