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The Child Thief

The Child Thief

Paperback Published on: 09/05/2013
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The Child Thief
One of my favourites!
I'm so glad I eventually got round to reading Fiona's recommendation of The Child Thief by Dan Smith. The characters are fantastic and the contant tension ... READ MORE
Daniel Moran
The Child Thief
A frozen thrill ride
A countries political upheavel changes the people it's supposed to protect. Hunger and freezing temperatures drive a once peaceful village to lose their hu... READ MORE
Lynn at Lancaster

Synopsis

'This is a pursuit thriller of the highest quality, reminiscent of the classic of the genre, Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male' Irish Independent

'Both an engrossing thriller and the story of a man struggling in the grip of historical events that he only partially understands'Sunday Times

In the snow, death is not the coldest thing waiting for you...

From out of the whiteness, a dark figure comes...

December, 1930, Ukraine. After the horrors of war, Luka wants a quiet life with his family. His village has, so far, remained hidden from the advancing Soviet brutality - but everything changes the day a stranger arrives, pulling a sled bearing a terrible cargo: the bodies of two children. When the villagers' fear turns deadly, they think they have saved themselves. And then a little girl vanishes.

Luka is the only man with the skills to find the stolen child in these frozen lands. And though his toughest enemy is the man he tracks through the harsh winter landscape, his strongest bond is a promise to his family back home...

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781780222868
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 26 mm
  • Weight: 276g
  • Languages: English

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The Child Thief
A Creepy read
This is my kind of book. It starts with a tense situation and keeps increasing the tension. Set against a background of suspicion and mistrust you can almo... READ MORE
sarahml
The Child Thief
The Child Thief
Intrigued by the tagline for this book 'In the snow, Death is not the coldest thing waiting for you', I delved into a setting I am not in the slightest fam... READ MORE
Laura85
The Child Thief
Thin Line Between Good and Evil
I must confess that mixed feelings when I finished this book. It was a good read, but an intensely disturbing one; take the worst (I hope) excesses of Russ... READ MORE
Amanda Bates
The Child Thief
WOW!
This is my first Dan Smith book and it wont be my last. Starting reading Saturday afternoon couldn't sleep on Sunday night until I had finished it. Fantast... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
The Child Thief
Definitely worth reading
Reading the book synopsis you may be forgiven for thinking that this is going to be another gloomy story about war torn Russia in the middle of winter. But... READ MORE
sharon237
The Child Thief
Evocative description and good plot twists
The Child Thief is, as you might imagine from the title, quite a bleak story with less than cheery themes but it is nonetheless worth reading. I found 1930... READ MORE
KSC
The Child Thief
Atmospheric. Gripping. But gruesome too.
A terrific pursuit thriller which, although it’s set in December 1930, has a topical vibe because it’s set in Western Ukraine. Luka, a veteran of WW1 and t... READ MORE
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