by Tom Rob SmithTwo seemingly unrelated events in Stalinist Russia,l ead to the tale of the true story of Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, also known as the Rostov Ripper. An officer in the secret police is framed by a colleague for treason and goes on the run with his emotionally estranged wife. After he stumbles upon a series of child killings, he launches his own rogue investigation, even though it means risking his own capture.
