A terrifying evocation of a paranoid world where no one can be trusted.
A surprising, unexpected story of love and family, of hope and resilience.
CHILD 44 is a thriller unlike any you have ever read.
"There is no crime."
Stalin's Soviet Union strives to be a paradise for its workers, providing for all of their needs. One of its fundamental pillars is that its citizens live free from the fear of ordinary crime and criminals.
But in this society, millions do live in fear . . . of the State. Death is a whisper away. The mere suspicion of ideological disloyalty-owning a book from the decadent West, the wrong word at the wrong time-sends millions of innocents into the Gulags or to their executions. Defending the system from its citizens is the MGB, the State Security Force. And no MGB officer is more courageous, conscientious, or idealistic than Leo Demidov.
A war hero with a beautiful wife, Leo lives in relative luxury in Moscow , even providing a decent apartment for his parents. His only ambition has been to serve his country. For this greater good, he has arrested and interrogated.
Then the impossible happens. A different kind of criminal-a murderer-is on the loose, killing at will. At the same time, Leo finds himself demoted and denounced by his enemies, his world turned upside down, and every belief he's ever held shattered. The only way to save his life and the lives of his family is to uncover this criminal. But in a society that is officially paradise, it's a crime against the State to suggest that a murderer-much less a serial killer-is in their midst. Exiled from his home, with only his wife, Raisa, remaining at his side, Leo must confront the vast resources and reach of the MBG to find and stop a criminal that the State won't admit even exists.
0 有用 Miss想太多 2015-09-06 18:54:19
比电影好看
0 有用 天然卷 2013-03-21 21:00:09
精彩的小说,但是是只值得看一次的小说,
0 有用 anewcomingday 2013-12-09 09:15:20
第一章让人有些毛骨悚然,第二章让人有些迷失方向,不知作者想讲什么样的故事,第三章开始似乎与Child 44 脱离了关系,但情节不失为引人。峰回路转,慢慢地,故事开始变得曲折、出乎意料起来,接下去,等待着Leo的将会是怎样的命运呢?很有兴趣继续读下去!
0 有用 疯人院的金先生 2015-03-13 04:28:18
书的前半部分很完美,这点不可置疑。后半部分个人觉得进展的有一点快,但是也可能是我看得不够认真。在最后地下室对峙的部分简直精彩,很期待看到在电影中这段是如何被呈现出来的。而且,作为一本处女座,这本书已经足够精彩。
0 有用 汪汪 2015-03-04 20:32:51
黑暗苏联三部曲第一部,让丹.布朗来写《1984》的感觉,太精彩了!~
0 有用 C 2021-12-22 10:49:44
对于前苏联暗黑时代的描写震撼到我了,为了生存人人自危。而连环杀手用残忍手段杀死那么多小孩只不过是为了找回自己的哥哥。如果不是“communism”下不承认谋杀的存在,把每起案子归罪于酒鬼、神经病等等,也就不会死那么多小孩了。真是对Communism最好的讽刺。Leo和Raisa从火车上逃走和藏在卡车下面躲避搜查的部分也好精彩,看得我呼吸都收紧了。这本书放我办公室抽屉里两年了,前几天电脑坏了拿出来看... 对于前苏联暗黑时代的描写震撼到我了,为了生存人人自危。而连环杀手用残忍手段杀死那么多小孩只不过是为了找回自己的哥哥。如果不是“communism”下不承认谋杀的存在,把每起案子归罪于酒鬼、神经病等等,也就不会死那么多小孩了。真是对Communism最好的讽刺。Leo和Raisa从火车上逃走和藏在卡车下面躲避搜查的部分也好精彩,看得我呼吸都收紧了。这本书放我办公室抽屉里两年了,前几天电脑坏了拿出来看,却再也不想发下,每天上班看下班看,今天终于看完了。结局还算好的,Leo和Raisa都么有死,还收养了Mikhail的孩子Zoya和Elena。不过书的最后有下一部小说的第一章,居然是接着这部写的,还是Leo他们的故事,居然给我卡在Zoya偷偷潜进Leo卧室,刀架在他脖子上!逼我买下一本啊!!! @2014-09-10 21:17:28 (展开)
0 有用 +++ 2019-11-07 19:49:54
一次性的讀完了 爽
0 有用 ArucKerkrade 2017-06-20 10:17:47
两年前在福州路的一家小书店淘到了这本Child44,就花了10块钱,感觉贼值,看完以后就忍不住花原价买了第二第三部。三部曲历时半年看完,Demidov是真男人!
0 有用 gameboy 2017-04-04 23:22:11
有些情节黑苏联黑得过火了,拉低了立意格局,而不是像一些有着亲身经历的苏联作家的作品那样(如《战争的面孔不是女性》、《生活与命运》,更多地讨论灵魂与人性。但其实是我跑偏了,它本来只是个悬疑小说,故事还是具备较好的可读性的。
0 有用 梦飞飞 2015-10-07 11:53:43
发现但凡我喜欢的作者,不是女的,就是gay男。这个系列会追第二第三部。