I have raced through this book pretty quickly and enjoyed it. It has made my trips to work pass in a flash and made the trip back by Eurostar zoom by in what seemed minutes.
It was all high adventure based in Russia in the 50s. A serial killer is on the loose and Leo, a former KGB operative, decides to investigate the crimes fully. As the regime states that there is no crime in the Stalinist Soviet Union, Leo and his wife have to go on the run in order to do the job properly.
This book read like a TV mini series, high on adventure and pace but unfortunately low on character development. When people spoke the author reverted to a script like style of writing which was pretty annoying and a bit lazy too, I thought. Evil people were ridiculously evil and although Tom Rob Smith had obviously done lots of research into life in 50's USSR it all just took a back seat to the thrill of finding out what was going to happen next. I felt a bit detached from the horrors of the period. It could have been set in Gotham city for all I cared!
Ultimately a good read, with a totally ridiculous ending! Yes, I was totally hooked and addicted throughout.
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