Child 44 is one of the best books I’ve read . It’s grim and gristly, and there are a couple of scenes that are like a punch to the gut. In fact, the beginning almost reads like a horror novel.

Child 44 is the tale of Leo Demidov, a top official working under Stalin's Russian Soviet regime in the 1950s. All is well in his career, until the day the body of a murdered child is found on the railway tracks- and Leo is asked to cover it up...

Every book lover must read this book. Based on a true incident, this is a fantastic book. The plot is really outstanding. Did not expect so much from Tom Rob Smith. Also this book was on the long list of Man Booker prize.

Child 44 is such a gem of a novel !!!!! It kind of grabs you by the throat and never let it go till you finish the novel.... even when you are not reading, the story plays in your mind and all you want to do is open the book and start reading again......

A must buy for Crime/Defective novel readers ......

Let me say the first half was just brilliant. Its only in the second half, the story (personal opinion) starts to drag, brings in needless sentimentality and loses its punch, i found myself skipping pages. The first half brings you to believe something, feel something. That gets lost in second half.

An absolutely engaging tour-de-force!! We all are macabrely fascinated by serial killers. This book, allegedly inspired by Andrei Chikatilo, delves into the psyche of the serial killer.Also brilliantly illustrated is the overwhelmingly hopeless and treacherous Soviet society in the Stalin era. Two thumbs up!!Dont miss this book!!