Vedang Manerikar reviewed Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) by Tom Rob Smith
Child 44 (published in 2008) is a thriller novel by British writer Tom Rob Smith. …
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3 stars
I enjoyed the setup / world-building in this book much more than the mystery / detective work. (The twist about the murderer, frankly, is shoddy).
The environment that the author constructs - his portrayal of Soviet Russia - that is the truly terrifying and interesting bit.