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There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Smith presents the first three books of the alliance series in a bundle. Get your free download of my manifesto, new life resolutions 10 steps to a new you. Among its many honors, child 44 won the itw 2009 thriller award for best first novel, the strand magazine 2008 critics award for best first novel, the. The official website of bestselling author tom rob smith, author of child 44 and the farm. Although smith has set his story in an earlier time period, the 1950s, he has not lost, but only gained levels of intrigue and suspense by choosing the worst years. The book features a repeat appearance of leo stepanovich demidov, the protagonist of smith s first book, child 44 2008.
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