Tom Rob Smith. Repeat it to yourself. This is a name you need to remember. It will soon be as much a household name as Stephen King. It is almost inconceivable that this is his first book. Many very talented an author, with years of experience pounding the keyboard honing their craft, would sell their souls to write something half as good.
From the haunting opening sequences this story takes hold of you and never lets go. In this remarkable book the author reworks the story of Andrei Chikatilo, Russia’s most notorious serial killer, into a chilling, riveting, and unforgettable jaunt through Stalinist Soviet Russia.
This couldn’t put it down unforgettable page turner draws you into a nightmarish world were the rules of justice and common human dignity are turned upside down. This is at once a thriller, a mystery and a historical romance, but above all this is a serious book that will force you to fall in love all over again with basic concepts so many of us take for granted, such as liberty, democracy and the freedom to pursue ones own happiness.