Ever wonder about where fate chose to place you? Well, be thankful you didn’t pop out in the Soviet Union in the 1950s.
Smith crafts a terrific thriller, where a State Security officer wants to hunt down a serial killer, but must fight a government that won’t allow even the idea of such a madman. That would tarnish the communist regime’s image.
Beyond the page-turner style, Child 44 paints a frightening portrait of the USSR. You actually feel the fear that its citizens live with daily.
The end stretches credibility somewhat, but it’s still well worth the read.
Smith crafts a terrific thriller, where a State Security officer wants to hunt down a serial killer, but must fight a government that won’t allow even the idea of such a madman. That would tarnish the communist regime’s image.
Beyond the page-turner style, Child 44 paints a frightening portrait of the USSR. You actually feel the fear that its citizens live with daily.
The end stretches credibility somewhat, but it’s still well worth the read.
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