Items related to Child 44: 1 (Child 44 Trilogy)

Child 44: 1 (Child 44 Trilogy) - Softcover

 
9780446572767: Child 44: 1 (Child 44 Trilogy)
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
The New York Times bestselling novel that inspired the major motion picture starring Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace

In a country ruled by fear, no one is innocent.


Stalin's Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful state. Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a war hero who believes in the iron fist of the law. But when a murderer starts to kill at will and Leo dares to investigate, the State's obedient servant finds himself demoted and exiled. Now, with only his wife at his side, Leo must fight to uncover shocking truths about a killer-and a country where "crime" doesn't exist.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
With so many new books in the crime and thriller field vying for our attention, alert readers need all the help they can get. In the case of Tom Rob Smith's Child 44, the numerous glowing reviews were preceded by a lively word of mouth on the book. The latter can often be misleading, but not in this case -- this is a very exciting debut. It is set in the Soviet Union and in the year 1953; Stalin's reign of terror is at its height, and those who stand up against the might of the state vanish into the labour camps – or vanish altogether. With this background, it is an audacious move on Tom Rob Smith’s part to put his hero right at the heart of this hideous regime, as an officer in no less than the brutal Ministry State Security.

Leo Demidov is, basically, an instrument of the state -- by no means a villain, but one who tries to look not too closely into the repressive work he does. His superiors remind him that there is no crime in Soviet Union, and he is somehow able to maintain its fiction in his mind even as he tracks down and punishes the miscreants. The body of a young boy is found on railway tracks in Moscow, and Demidov is quickly informed that there is nothing to the case. He quickly realises that something unpleasant is being covered over here, but is forced to obey his orders. However, things begin to quickly unravel, and this ex-hero of state suddenly finds himself in disgrace, exiled with his wife Raisa to a town in the Ural Mountains. And things will get worse for him -- not only the murder of another child, but even the life and safety of his wife.

Tom Rob Smith’s beleaguered hero is a protagonist who we know will (at some point) have to rebel against the totalitarian state he works for. But it is the suspense of waiting for this moment as much as the exigencies of the thriller plot that makes this such a compelling novel. --Barry Forshaw

Review:
"Sensational...crackling...Smith's prose is propulsive...his real genius is his careful potting...an elaborate mystery."--Entertainment Weekly

"One of the rare pleasures of the book-reviewing trade is first hearing all sorts of advance hype about a novel and then finding out that every word was true."--Chicago Tribune

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherGrand Central Publishing
  • Publication date2011
  • ISBN 10 0446572764
  • ISBN 13 9780446572767
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages480
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780857204080: Child 44

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780857204080
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2011
Softcover

  • 9780446402385: Child 44

    Grand ..., 2008
    Hardcover

  • 9781455561438: Child 44: 1 (Child 44 Trilogy)

    Grand ..., 2015
    Softcover

  • 9780446402392: Child 44

    Grand ..., 2009
    Softcover

  • 9781471133473: Child 44

    Simon ..., 2015
    Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Smith, Tom Rob
Published by Grand Central Publishing (2011)
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Barnes & Nooyen Books
(Spring, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description paperback. Condition: New. New Condition, Paperback book, Seller Inventory # 2310180079

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 7.35
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Smith, Tom Rob
Published by Grand Central Publishing (2011)
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Books Unplugged
(Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0446572764xvz189zvxnew

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 11.97
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Smith, Tom Rob
Published by Grand Central Publishing (2011)
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Book Deals
(Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0446572764-new

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 11.97
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Smith, Tom Rob
Published by Grand Central Publishing (2011)
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Soft Cover Quantity: 10
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780446572767

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 11.98
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Smith, Tom Rob
Published by Hachette Book Group (2011)
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
INDOO
(Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 0446572764

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 8.90
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Smith, Tom Rob
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Paperback or Softback Quantity: 5
Seller:
BargainBookStores
(Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Child 44 0.9. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780446572767

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 12.42
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Smith, Tom Rob
Published by Grand Central Publishing (2011)
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Softcover Quantity: 7
Seller:
Lakeside Books
(Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780446572767

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 9.56
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Smith, Tom Rob
Published by Grand Central Publishing (2011)
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Softcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 9616044-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 12.69
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 2.09
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Smith, Tom Rob
Published by Grand Central Publishing (2011)
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Paperback Quantity: 14
Seller:
Save With Sam
(North Miami, FL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # 0446572764

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 15.69
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Tom Rob Smith
ISBN 10: 0446572764 ISBN 13: 9780446572767
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In a country ruled by fear, no one is innocent. Stalin's Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful state. Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a war hero who believes in the iron fist of the law. But when a murderer starts to kill at will and Leo dares to investigate, the State's obedient servant finds himself demoted and exiled. Now, with only his wife at his side, Leo must fight to uncover shocking truths about a killer-and a country where "crime" doesn't exist. Includes a reading group guide and an excerpt from Agent 6. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780446572767

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 16.31
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book