04344cam a2200517 4500 761708010 TxAuBib 20230213120000.0 080617s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781415954539 sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book 1415954534 sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book 163e4b6d-927f-43b8-8eab-2c4ecad5196a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 160344 OverDrive (Product ID) (OCoLC)232149232 TEFOD eng TEFOD TEFOD OCLCQ ORK OCLCQ TXN TxAuBib Smith, Tom Rob. Child 44 [Libby Audiobook] : a novel / Tom Rob Smith. Child forty-four. Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 341MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 341MB. Title from: Title details screen. Downloadable audio file. Duration: 12:24:42. Unabridged. Read by Dennis Boutsikaris. A propulsive, 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 MGB to find and stop a criminal that the State won't admit even exists. Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 178381 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-04-13 10:07:10. Imported from MARC file. Secret service Soviet Union Fiction. Audiobooks. Soviet Union History 1925-1953 Fiction. Suspense fiction. Boutsikaris, Dennis. Books on Tape, Inc. http://hadc.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=163E4B6D-927F-43B8-8EAB-2C4ECAD5196A https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/160344-Child44.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/160344-Child44.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=163E4B6D-927F-43B8-8EAB-2C4ECAD5196A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/160344-Child44.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/160344-Child44.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=163E4B6D-927F-43B8-8EAB-2C4ECAD5196A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) RV8