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Format:
Book (regular print)
Title:
Child 44
Other title(s):
Child forty-four
ISBN:
9780446402385

9780446572767

9781847371263

9780446509251

9780446402392
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008.
Physical Description:
439 pages : map ; 24 cm
Number in series:
1.
General Note:
Map on lining papers.

Inspired by the hunt for notorious Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo.
Contents:
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 a killer.
Summary:
"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 a killer.
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