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2010 Nominated

Child 44

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Officer Leo Demidov, an idealistic war hero, believes he’s building a perfect society. But after witnessing the interrogation of an innocent man, his loyalty begins to waver, and when ordered to investigate his own wife, Raisa, Leo is forced to choose where his heart truly lies.
Then the impossible happens. A murderer is on the loose, killing at will, and every belief Leo has ever held is shattered. Denounced by his enemies and exiled from home, with only Raisa by his side, he must risk everything to find a criminal that the State won’t admit even exists. On the run, Leo soon discovers the danger isn’t from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is trying to protect.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Tom
Rob Smith

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster, Grand Central Publishing

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