Child 44

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第１個被發現的孩子，其實，是第44個……
如果你意圖伸張正義……你，就是國家的頭號敵人！

為了拯救更多無辜的孩子，他唯一的選擇就是……叛國

這個國家，沒有犯罪！
新社會是人民的天堂，犯罪是不存在的！
如果有人死於非命，那必定是意外，不是謀殺！

這一切，李奧深信不疑。
因為，那是他深愛的祖國至高的信念，革命的偉大理想。
他曾經是大戰時期的戰爭英雄，在特種部隊出生入死，戰爭結束後，國家徵召他加入國安局，擔任祕密警察，繼續守護祖國的革命大業，對抗所有阻撓革命的潛在敵人。這一切，他深信不疑。
有一天，莫斯科郊區的鐵道上發現一具支離破碎的男童屍體。男童的父親堅決認定那並不是意外，因為，有目擊證人看到男孩曾經和一個陌生男子在一起，而且，屍體很明顯不是被火車輾碎，而是被刀子開膛剖肚……然而，人民的天堂，犯罪並不存在，祖國的偉大信念決不容動搖。他拼命想說服那位傷心欲絕的父親……只是，他說服得了自己嗎……？
李奧的疑惑，上級察覺了。沒多久，他的妻子被指控和反革命份子勾結，於是，李奧被降級為民兵，夫妻倆人被流放到偏遠荒涼的烏拉山。沒想到，就在那裡，又出現了兩具孩子的屍體，同樣，在鐵道附近，同樣，被開膛剖肚……而且，當時在莫斯科發現的第１個孩子，其實，已經是第４４個……
可是，不能承認這個國家有犯罪，不可以追捕兇手，因為，那無異於叛國。
可是，這一次，李奧終於明白，他應該守護的，不是人民的天堂，而是更多可能繼續遭到殺害的孩子……李奧終於明白，他真正的敵人，不是反革命份子，而是他如此深愛的祖國……
於是，李奧帶著妻子亡命天涯，循線追捕兇手，而在他背後，是整個國家機器的全面追殺。

叛國，才救得了那些孩子……

A relentless page-turner.
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.