Tom Rob Smith

From the author of CHILD 44, soon to be a major film starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman, comes an intricately-knitted thriller in the vein of John Le Carre's A PERFECT SPY. Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful retirement on a remote farm in Sweden, the country of his mother's birth. But with a single phone call, everything changes. 'Your mother... she's not well', his father tells him. 'She's been imagining things - terrible, terrible things.' In fact, she has been committed to a mental hospital. Before Daniel can board a plane to Sweden, his mother calls: 'Everything that man has told you is a lie. I'm not mad... I need the police... Meet me at Heathrow.' Presented with a horrific crime, a conspiracy that implicates his own father, Daniel must examine the evidence and decide: who is telling the truth, his mother or his father? And he has secrets of his own that for too long he has kept hidden... 'Chilling, hypnotic and thoroughly compelling. You will not read a better thriller this year' MARK BILLINGHAM 'On rare occasions, an author pulls off the high-wire act of writing a crime-oriented novel that easily transcends the genre. The Farm is one of these... A remarkable achievement' JEFFERY DEAVER 'Tom Rob Smith has created a truly original and chilling thriller, which makes you ask yourself: who would I believe?' JOJO MOYES TOM ROB SMITH is the bestselling author of Man Booker-longlisted CHILD 44, a multi-million-copy bestseller and now a major film starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman. THE SECRET SPEECH and AGENT 6, both bestsellers, complete the trilogy.

The Farm

A new thriller set in the turmoil and upheaval of the post-Stalinist Soviet Union follows former state security officer Leo Demidov as he strives to protect his family from someone with a grudge against him--someone transformed beyond recognition into the

The Secret Speech

THREE DECADES. TWO MURDERS. ONE CONSPIRACY. WHO IS AGENT 6? Tom Rob Smith's debut, Child 44, 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, it 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. In this spellbinding new novel, Tom Rob Smith probes the tenuous border between love and obsession as Leo Demidov struggles to untangle the threads of a devastating conspiracy that shatters everything he holds dear. Deftly capturing the claustrophobic intensity of the Cold War-era Soviet Union, it's at once a heart-pounding thriller and a richly atmospheric novel of extraordinary depth.... AGENT 6 Leo Demidov is no longer a member of Moscow's secret police. But when his wife, Raisa, and daughters Zoya and Elena are invited on a "Peace Tour" to New York City, he is immediately suspicious. Forbidden to travel with his family and trapped on the other side of the world, Leo watches helplessly as events in New York unfold and those closest to his heart are pulled into a web of political conspiracy and betrayal-one that will end in tragedy. In the horrible aftermath, Leo demands only one thing: to investigate the killer who destroyed his family. His request is summarily denied. Crippled by grief and haunted by the need to find out exactly what happened on that night in New York, Leo takes matters into his own hands. It is a quest that will span decades, and take Leo around the world--from Moscow, to the mountains of Soviet-controlled Afghanistan, to the backstreets of New York--in pursuit of the one man who knows the truth: Agent 6.

Agent 6

OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD MOSCOW, 1953. Under Stalin’s terrifying regime, families live in fear. When the all-powerful State claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree? AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER IN OVER 30 LANGUAGES An ambitious secret police officer, Leo Demidov believes he’s helping to build the perfect society. But when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large – a threat the state won’t admit exists – Demidov must risk everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to expose the truth. A THRILLER UNLIKE ANY YOU HAVE EVER READ But what if the danger isn’t from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is fighting to protect? Nominated for seventeen international awards and inspired by a real-life investigation, CHILD 44 is a relentless story of love, hope and bravery in a totalitarian world. From the screenwriter of the acclaimed television series, THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY.

Child 44

Daniel acreditava que os pais aposentados levavam uma vida tranquila numa fazenda isolada na Suécia. Mas seu mundo vira de pernas para o ar ao receber um telefonema. "Sua mãe... ela não está bem", diz seu pai. "Ela anda imaginando coisas. Coisas terríveis. Ela teve um colapso psicótico e foi internada num hospital". Antes que Daniel consiga embarcar no avião para a Suécia, recebe outro telefonema, agora de sua mãe: "Tudo que esse homem falou para você é mentira. Eu não sou louca. Não preciso de um médico. Preciso da polícia... Me encontre no aeroporto de Heathrow". Dividido entre duas versões da mesma história, e indeciso sobre em quem acreditar, Daniel se torna ao mesmo tempo juiz e júri do relato desesperado da mãe, que traz à tona segredos do passado, mentiras e a possível conspiração para encobrir um crime que envolve o próprio pai.

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Stalin's Russia, 1953. In a time when the only crimes acknowledged are those against the state, one man is determined to uncover the truth behind a series of murders the government denies. Inspired by real-life serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, nicknamed the Butcher of Rostov, Child 44 is a thrillingly dark literary debut by 29 year-old Cambridge graduate Tom Rob Smith. Drawing from elements of Chikatilo's life, including his traumatising childhood growing up during the famine caused by Stalin's agricultural policies, and his luring of victims from train stations into nearby woods before killing and mutilating them, this debut literary thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat while enveloping you in the claustrophobic and paranoid Russia that existed under Stalin's rule. When Leo Demidov, one of the country's most loyal Security Ministry officers starts to question the State cover-up of crimes, his comfortable life takes a dramatic turn. Forced by senior officials to dismiss the horrific murder of a young boy and witnessing the torture of an alleged spy Leo knows is innocent, he chooses to give up his protected life to save his marriage, already on the brink of collapse. His decision leads them to a town deep in the Ural Mountains where he uncovers the murder of another child, a murder which bares a frightening resemblance to a child murder he was forced to deny. With a killer on the loose, murdering children and dumping their bodies near train tracks all over the country, Leo and his wife set off on a wild hunt across Russia, risking disgrace, torture and death to hunt down the killer. Capturing to incredible poverty and the terrifying world the Russian people endured under Stalin's rule, Child 44 is thrilling and horrifying, an intense detective story that will haunt you long after you've read the last page.

The new international bestseller from the author of phenomenal Child 44 trilogy... The Farm If you refuse to believe me, I will no longer consider you my son. Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful retirement on a remote farm in Sweden. But with a single phone call, everything changes. Your mother...she's not well, his father tells him. She's been imagining things - terrible, terrible things. She's had a psychotic breakdown, and been committed to a mental hospital. Before Daniel can board a plane to Sweden, his mother calls: Everything that man has told you is a lie. I'm not mad... I need the police... Meet me at Heathrow. Caught between his parents, and unsure of who to believe or trust, Daniel becomes his mother's unwilling judge and jury as she tells him an urgent tale of secrets, of lies, of a crime and a conspiracy that implicates his own father.

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Der zweite Band der Thrillerreihe um den Geheimdienstoffizier Leo Demidow Kolyma - das ist der Vorhof der Hölle. Am äussersten Rand von Sibirien gelegen, tausende Kilometer von Moskau entfernt, gibt es hier nur Steine, Schnee, Permafrost - und Lager. Die schlimmsten Gulags der Sowjetunion. In diese eisige Wüste lässt Leo Demidow sich einschmuggeln, denn seine Tochter wurde entführt, und ihr Leben steht auf dem Spiel. Doch als einer der Mithäftlinge ihn als ehemaligen KGB-Agenten enttarnt, sitzt Leo plötzlich in einer tödlichen Falle ... Tom Rob Smith wurde 1979 als Sohn einer schwedischen Mutter und eines englischen Vaters in London geboren, wo er auch heute noch lebt. Er studierte in Cambridge und Italien und arbeitete anschliessend als Drehbuchautor. Mit seinem Debüt "Kind 44" gelang Tom Rob Smith auf Anhieb ein internationaler Bestseller. Er wurde u. a. mit dem "Steel Dagger" ausgezeichnet, für den "Man Booker Prize" nominiert und bisher in 30 Sprachen übersetzt. Nach "Kind 44" und "Kolyma" schloss der Autor seine Trilogie um den Geheimdienstoffizier Leo Demidow mit dem Roman 'Agent 6' ab.

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BEATRIZ HORTA

Quando o corpo de um menino é encontrado sobre os trilhos de uma ferrovia, o agente Liev Demidov se surpreende ao saber que a família do garoto está convencida de que se trata de assassinato. Os superiores do oficial lhe dão ordens de ignorar o assunto, mas ele está determinado a encontrar a verdade por trás do terrível crime.

Criança 44

In het Rusland van Stalin gaat een geheim agent met gevaar voor eigen leven op zoek naar een seriemoordenaar.

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The hotly anticipated follow-up to Tom Rob Smith's widely celebrated, Booker-longlisted debut novel Child 44 is a gripping tale of political betrayal and lust for revenge set against the tumultuous post-Stalin years. Soviet Union, 1956: Stalin is dead. With his passing, a violent regime is beginning to fracture - leaving behind a society where the police are the criminals, and the criminals are innocent. The catalyst comes when a secret manifesto composed by Stalin's successor Khrushchev is distributed to the entire nation. Its message: Stalin was a tyrant and a murderer. Its pledge: The Soviet Union will transform. But there are forces at work that are unable to forgive or forget Stalin's tyranny so easily, that demand revenge of the most appalling nature. Meanwhile, former MGB officer Leo Demidov is facing his own turmoil. The two young girls he and his wife Raisa adopted have yet to forgive him for his involvement in the murder of their parents. They are not alone. Now that the truth is out, Leo, Raisa and their family are in grave danger from someone with a grudge against Leo. Someone transformed beyond recognition into the perfect model of vengeance. From the streets of Moscow in the throes of political upheaval, to the harsh Siberian gulags and to Budapest, where a revolution will destroy as many innocent lives as the regime it is attempting to end, The Secret Speech is another stunning thriller that is sure win Tom Rob Smith many more fans.

Robert Ginalski

Związek Radziecki, rok 1956, trzy lata po śmierci Stalina.W społeczeństwie, w którym władzę sprawują przestępcy, a niewinni siedzą w więzieniach i łagrach, kończy się okres najgorszego terroru w historii. Nikita Chruszczow obiecuje reformy, są jednak siły, które nie potrafią wybaczyć ani zapomnieć przeszłości. W stolicy Rosji dochodzi do serii tajemniczych samobójstw byłych funkcjonariuszy MGB oraz brutalnego morderstwa patriarchy Moskwy i Wszechrusi, splamionego krwią zadenuncjowanych duchownych. Ofiary łączy jedno: przed śmiercią otrzymały przesyłki z kopią tajnego referatu Chruszczowa, potępiającego stalinowskie zbrodnie. Śledztwo prowadzi Lew Demidow, były agent bezpieki, kierujący z założenia apolitycznym wydziałem zabójstw. Powołał go, by odkupić dawne winy. Dręczą go wyrzuty sumienia i poczucie klęski: jego adoptowane córki, Jelena i jej starsza siostra Zoja, nadal nie wybaczyły mu, iż przyczynił się do śmierci ich rodziców. Rodzinie Demidowa też zagraża śmiertelne niebezpieczeństwo. Chcąc ratować swych najbliższych, Lew musi odbyć wyprawę do jądra ciemności - gułagu położonego w najzimniejszej, najbardziej niedostępnej części Syberii, na Kołymie, oraz do Budapesztu, gdzie właśnie rozpoczęła się węgierska rewolucja.

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Đứa Trẻ Thứ 44

Der neue Bestseller von einem der brillantesten Spannungsautoren weltweit Für Daniel ist die Nachricht ein Schock: Seine Mutter, die seit einigen Monaten mit ihrem Mann in Schweden lebt, wurde in die Psychiatrie eingeliefert. Tilde leide unter Verfolgungsangst und Wahnvorstellungen, behauptet Daniels Vater. Doch Tilde selbst, die aus Schweden zu ihrem Sohn nach London flieht, erzählt eine ganz andere Geschichte. Eine von vertuschten Verbrechen in einer eingeschworenen kleinen Gemeinschaft und dem Verschwinden einer jungen Frau in jener abgelegenen Gegend Schwedens. Doch niemand will ihr glauben. Nun ist Daniel ihre letzte Hoffnung. Tilde schildert ihm die Ereignisse der vergangenen Monate, immer in der Angst, dass auch er an ihrem Verstand zweifeln könnte ... Tom Rob Smith wurde 1979 als Sohn einer schwedischen Mutter und eines englischen Vaters in London geboren, wo er auch heute noch lebt. Er studierte in Cambridge und Italien und arbeitete anschliessend als Drehbuchautor. Mit seinem Debüt "Kind 44" gelang Tom Rob Smith auf Anhieb ein internationaler Bestseller. Der in der Stalin-Ära angesiedelte Thriller basiert auf dem wahren Fall des Serienkillers Andrej Chikatilo und wurde u. a. mit dem "Steel Dagger" ausgezeichnet, für den "Man Booker Prize" nominiert und bisher in 30 Sprachen übersetzt. Nach "Kind 44" und "Kolyma" schloss der Autor seine Trilogie um den Geheimdienstoffizier Leo Demidow mit dem Roman 'Agent 6' ab.

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Dítě číslo 44

Moskau, 1953. In der Stadt wird auf den Bahngleisen die Leiche eines kleinen Jungen gefunden. Nackt. Fürchterlich zugerichtet. Doch in der Sowjetunion der Stalinzeit gibt es offiziell keine Verbrechen. Und so wird der Mord zum Unfall erklärt. Der Geheimdienstoffizier Leo Demidow jedoch kann die Augen vor dem Offenkundigen nicht verschliessen. Als der nächste Mord passiert, beginnt er auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln und bringt damit sich und seine Familie in tödliche Gefahr.

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