1. 23 Jul


    Child 44 (2008). Tom Rob Smith. First edition. Original dust jacket. The novel is based on the crimes of Ukrainian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, also known as the Rostov Ripper, who was convicted of and executed for 52 murders in the Soviet Union. In addition to highlighting the problem of Soviet-era criminality, the novel also explores the paranoia of the age, the education system, the secret police apparatus, orphanages, homosexuality in the USSR and mental hospitals. “There is no crime.” (Tom Rob Smith, Child 44)

    Child 44 (2008). Tom Rob Smith. First edition. Original dust jacket.

    The novel is based on the crimes of Ukrainian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, also known as the Rostov Ripper, who was convicted of and executed for 52 murders in the Soviet Union. In addition to highlighting the problem of Soviet-era criminality, the novel also explores the paranoia of the age, the education system, the secret police apparatus, orphanages, homosexuality in the USSR and mental hospitals.

    “There is no crime.” (Tom Rob Smith, Child 44)

     
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