Thom reviewed Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) by Tom Rob Smith
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3 stars
Started off really dark, ended up a bit lighter. I will probably read the sequel.
522 pages
French language
Published Dec. 30, 2009 by Presses Pocket.
Child 44 (published in 2008) is a thriller novel by British writer Tom Rob Smith. This is the first novel in a trilogy featuring former MGB Agent Leo Demidov, who investigates a series of gruesome child murders in Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union.
Started off really dark, ended up a bit lighter. I will probably read the sequel.