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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

In Stalin's Soviet Union, it's a crime against the State to suggest that a murderer--much less a serial killer--is in the midst of the populace. Exiled from his home, a war hero must find and stop a criminal that the State won't admit even exists.
Suggested Reading: All Stars | Debuts | Russia | Stalin

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Judas Horse

Cruelist Month

Outcast

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Lush Live

Johnny One Eye

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