Audio Book Description:
Stalin`s Soviet Union strives to be a paradise for its workers, providing for all of their needs. One of its fundamental pillars is that itscitizens live free from the fear of ordinary crime and criminals. But in this society, millions do live in fear...of the State. Death is awhisper away. The mere suspicion of ideological disloyalty-owning a book from the decadent West, the wrong word atthe wrong time-sends millionsof innocents into the Gulags orto their executions. Defending the system from its citizens is the MGB, the State Security Force. And no MGB officer ismore courageous, conscientious,or idealistic than Leo Demidov. A war hero with a beautiful wife, Leo lives in relative luxury in Moscow, evenproviding a decent apartment for his parents. His only ambition has been to serve his country. For this greater good, he has arrested andinterrogated. Then the impossible happens. A different kind of criminal-a murderer-is on the loose, killingat will. At the same time,Leo finds himself demoted and denounced by his enemies, his world turned upside down, and everybelief, he`s ever held shattered. The only way to save hislife and the lives of his family is to uncover this criminal. But in a society that isofficially paradise, it`s a crime against the State tosuggest that a murderer-much less a serial killer-is in their midst. Exiled from his home, with only his wife remaining at his side, Leo must findand stop a criminal that the State won`t admit even exists.
