{"product_id":"the-child-thief-9781780222868","title":"The Child Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a pursuit thriller of the highest quality, reminiscent of the classic of the genre, Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'B\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eoth an engrossing thriller and the story of a man struggling in the grip of historical events that he only partially understands'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the snow, death is not the coldest thing waiting for you...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom out of the whiteness, a dark figure comes...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecember, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuka 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmith succeeds in creating a narrative that is both an engrossing thriller and the story of a man struggling in the grip of historical events that he only partially understands. * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a pursuit thriller of the highest quality, reminiscent of the classic of the genre, Geoffrey Household's \u003ci\u003eRogue Male\u003c\/i\u003e. * IRISH INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003eAtmospheric pursuit thriller set in 1930s Ukraine in which war veteran Luka stalks his niece's psychopathic kidnapper across frozen terrain. * BIG ISSUE *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written thriller about surviving hardships against all odds with honor and humanity. * NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS *\u003cbr\u003eSmith is a talented writer who incorporates the forbidding landscape of Ukraine as a central character in the cat-and-mouse chase ... the well-constructed plot is nicely complemented by Smith's adept turn of phrase * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST *\u003cbr\u003eA terrific book with an original setting ... [it] works both as a compelling  thriller, in which readers are drawn into Luka's confrontation with the  mysterious child thief, and as the story of one man entangled in historical  events larger than his personal battle against a psychopathic murderer * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eThe tone is dark and disturbing in this tightly written story, tension mounting until the unexpected ending. Sure to appeal to fans of David Benioff and Tom Rob Smith * THE BOOKBITCH *\u003cbr\u003eSmith succeeds in creating a narrative that is both an engrossing thriller and the story of a man struggling in the grip of historical events that he only partially understands. * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a pursuit thriller of the highest quality, reminiscent of the classic of the genre, Geoffrey Household's \u003ci\u003eRogue Male\u003c\/i\u003e. * IRISH INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003e... a straightforward, beautifully written thriller about surviving hardships against all odds with honor and humanity. * NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS *\u003cbr\u003eThe tone is dark and disturbing in this tightly written story, tension mounting until the unexpected ending. Sure to appeal to fans of David Benioff and Tom Rob Smith * THE BOOKBITCH *\u003cbr\u003eA terrific book with an original setting ... [it] works both as a compelling  thriller, in which readers are drawn into Luka's confrontation with the  mysterious child thief, and as the story of one man entangled in historical  events larger than his personal battle against a psychopathic murderer * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eSmith is a talented writer who incorporates the forbidding landscape of Ukraine as a central character in the cat-and-mouse chase ... the well-constructed plot is nicely complemented by Smith's adept turn of phrase * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST *\u003cbr\u003eAtmospheric pursuit thriller set in 1930s Ukraine in which war veteran Luka stalks his niece's psychopathic kidnapper across frozen terrain. * BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53190518833495,"sku":"9781780222868","price":32.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-child-thief-9781780222868","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}