Tom Rob Smith

"Robert Harris meets Gorky Park in Child 44, Tom Rob Smith's stunning thriller--sure to be one of the most talked about debut novels of the year"--Provided by the publisher.

Leo Demidov is no longer a member of Moscow's secret police. But when his wife and daughters are invited on a "peace tour" to New York City, he is immediately suspicious. Forbidden to travel with his family, Leo watches helplessly as events in New York unfold and those closest to his heart are pulled into a web of political conspiracy, betrayal -- and murder.

"Soviet Union, 1956. Stalin is dead, and a violent regime is beginning to fracture-leaving behind a society where the police are the criminals, and the criminals are innocent. A secret speech composed by Stalin's successor Khrushchev is distributed to the entire nation. Its message: Stalin was a tyrant. Its promise: The Soviet Union will change. Facing his own personal turmoil, former state security officer Leo Demidov is also struggling to change....

Tom Rob Smith's Child 44 trilogy was an immediate publishing sensation and marked the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. Named one of top 100 thrillers of all time by NPR, Child 44 hit bestseller lists around the world, won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Now, discover the entire trilogy, collected in one edition for the first time...

Moskau, 1956. Den ehemaligen MGB-Offizier Leo Demidow holt die Vergangenheit ein. Eine seiner Adoptivtöchter wird gekidnappt. Die Bedingung für ihre Freilassung ist die Befreiung eines Priesters aus dem schlimmsten aller Lager: Kolyma. Leo hat ihn dort hingebracht, Leo soll ihn auch wieder herausholen - so lautet die Logik der Entführer. Auf offiziellem Weg ist das unmöglich - Leos einzige Chance ist, sich als Häftling getarnt in Kolyma einschleusen...

Max owns an influential media empire where information is his trade: he has secrets on everyone and uses his power ruthlessly. His son Caden is the editor of Max's newspaper, but Caden is crumbling under the pressure. He is left like a helpless child after suffering a massive stroke. For Kathryn, Max's estranged wife, this is a chance to reconnect with the sensitive boy Max ripped away from her. Caden knows secrets that could bring Max's empire crashing...

Tragedy strikes a fractured family at the heart of politics and power.

As Caden spirals, Kathryn learns the dark secrets of Max's media empire.

Kathryn, Max and Caden gather at a remote rural house for a family reckoning.

As the general election looms, Kathryn considers an offer that could change everything. And where will the nation find itself after the most divisive of election campaigns?