I haven’t done this yet, at least as far as I can remember. I just finished reading this fantastic new book, Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. It was just recently released in April of this year, and it is Mr. Smith’s debut novel.
Honestly, I started reading this book while I was reading two others. I hadn’t planned on getting sucked into it, but once I started reading it, I couldn’t stop. I had huge blocks of time this past Friday and Saturday where I did nothing but read this book.
It is definitely a suspense book. Set in Stalinist Russia, it follows a State Security agent named Leo Demidov, who believes in what he does for a living – arrest people for anti-State activities. His dedication to his job is unwavering, until someone close to him is named as a traitor.
Without giving too much away, the book follows his exile to the lowest rank of militia, his marriage, and his hunt for a child killer. There are a lot of story lines in Leo’s life, but it’s very well written, and I would highly recommend this book to everyone.
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