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Little, Brown
May 2008
On Sale: April 29, 2008
448 pages
ISBN: 0446402389
EAN: 9780446402385
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Mystery | Suspense
"There is no crime." Stalin's Soviet Union strives to be a paradise for its
workers, providing for all of their needs. One of its
fundamental pillars is that its citizens live free from the
fear of ordinary crime and criminals. But in this society, millions do live in fear . . . of the
State. Death is a whisper away. The mere suspicion of
ideological disloyalty-owning a book from the decadent West,
the wrong word at the wrong time-sends millions of innocents
into the Gulags or to their executions. Defending the system
from its citizens is the MGB, the State Security Force. And
no MGB officer is more courageous, conscientious, or
idealistic than Leo Demidov. A war hero with a beautiful wife, Leo lives in relative
luxury in Moscow, even providing a decent apartment for his
parents. His only ambition has been to serve his country.
For this greater good, he has arrested and interrogated. Then the impossible happens. A different kind of criminal-a
murderer-is on the loose, killing at will. At the same time,
Leo finds himself demoted and denounced by his enemies, his
world turned upside down, and every belief he's ever held
shattered. The only way to save his life and the lives of
his family is to uncover this criminal. But in a society
that is officially paradise, it's a crime against the State
to suggest that a murderer-much less a serial killer-is in
their midst. Exiled from his home, with only his wife,
Raisa, remaining at his side, Leo must confront the vast
resources and reach of the MBG to find and stop a criminal
that the State won't admit even exists.
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