"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.

Tom Rob Smith's Child 44 trilogy was an immediate publishing sensation and marked the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. Named one of top 100 thrillers of all time by NPR, Child 44 hit bestseller lists around the world, won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Now, discover the entire trilogy, collected in one edition for the first time...

Moskau, 1953. Auf den Bahngleisen wird die Leiche eines kleinen Jungen gefunden. Nackt. Fürchterlich zugerichtet. Doch in der Sowjetunion der Stalinzeit gibt es offiziell keine Verbrechen. Und so wird der Mord zum Unfall erklärt. Der Geheimdienstoffizier Leo Demidow kann jedoch die Augen vor dem Offenkundigen nicht verschließen. Als das nächste Kind ermordert wird, beginnt er auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln. Damit bringt er nicht nur sich, sondern...

"Robert Harris meets Gorky Park in Child 44, Tom Rob Smith's stunning thriller--sure to be one of the most talked about debut novels of the year"--Provided by the publisher.

The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist, Antarctica.

In 1953 Soviet Russia, secret police agent Leo Demidov loses status, power, and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa, as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up by Leo's psychopathic rival Vasili, who insists there is no crime in paradise.

As the general election looms, Kathryn considers an offer that could change everything. And where will the nation find itself after the most divisive of election campaigns?

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

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

Kathryn dedicates herself to Caden's recovery as Max looks to the future.