MGB officer Leo is a man who never questions the Party Line. He arrests whomever he is told to arrest. He dismisses the horrific death of a young boy because he is told to, because he believes the Party stance that there can be no murder in Communist Russia. Leo is the perfect soldier of the regime. But suddenly his confidence that everything he does serves a great good is shaken. He is forced to watch a man he knows to be innocent be brutally tortured. And then he is told to arrest his own wife. Leo understands how the State works: Trust and check, but check particularly on those we trust. He faces a stark choice: his wife or his life. And still the killings of children continue...
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汤姆·罗勃·史密斯,1979年生于伦敦。父亲是英国人,母亲是瑞典人。2001年毕业于剑桥大学,毕业后从事电视剧、电影的剧本创作工作。处女作《Child 44》出版后即受到世界瞩目。2008年获得英国推理作家协会奖。
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“在你杀我之前,我想要和你玩几把牌。哥哥,求你了,你至少可以为我做这件事。” 安德雷正在洗牌,里奥看着那些牌。 “求你了,哥哥,就玩儿这一把。如果你陪我玩儿一把,我就让你杀我。”
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