Tom Rob Smith

"Former secret police agent Leo Demidov is thrown into a foreign conflict and is forced to question and confront everything he ever thought he knew about his country, his family, and himself"--Provided by publisher.

Moskau, 1956. Den ehemaligen MGB-Offizier Leo Demidow holt die Vergangenheit ein. Eine seiner Adoptivtöchter wird gekidnappt. Die Bedingung für ihre Freilassung ist die Befreiung eines Priesters aus dem schlimmsten aller Lager: Kolyma. Leo hat ihn dort hingebracht, Leo soll ihn auch wieder herausholen - so lautet die Logik der Entführer. Auf offiziellem Weg ist das unmöglich - Leos einzige Chance ist, sich als Häftling getarnt in Kolyma einschleusen...

A mysterious force captures Earth and gives humanity thirty days to move to Antarctica, where they will be allowed to exist and survive in the planet's most extreme environment.

A new thriller set in the turmoil and upheaval of the post-Stalinist Soviet Union follows former state security officer Leo Demidov as he strives to protect his family from someone with a grudge against him--someone transformed beyond recognition into the perfect model of vengeance.

While Max is thrust into the public eye, Caden prepares to sacrifice himself.

Kathryn and Caden plan to take on Max - who is working on a strategy of his own.

With their son fighting for life, the story of Max and Kathryn's relationship is revealed.

Tragedy strikes a fractured family at the heart of politics and power.

Max owns an influential media empire where information is his trade: he has secrets on everyone and uses his power ruthlessly. His son Caden is the editor of Max's newspaper, but Caden is crumbling under the pressure. He is left like a helpless child after suffering a massive stroke. For Kathryn, Max's estranged wife, this is a chance to reconnect with the sensitive boy Max ripped away from her. Caden knows secrets that could bring Max's empire crashing...