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Enough about me, what about "The Secret Speech"?
This book was provided by Valerie at Hatchette. For Reader Group Guide, see:
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*Mandatory: Give me a comment at the end of this review with the following information (Pay attention. It gets tricky)
1. Your name and email address.
2. Make sure you're smiling while you're typing.
I'm not much into making myself or anybody else a walking or typing commercial but if you DO happen to post about giveaway on twitter, facebook, or your own blog, tell me you did in a separate comment.
I just like giveaways because they validate my existence. I like comments because they validate me more. I love books because they are an addiction.
Enough about me, what about "The Secret Speech"?
The beginning of the book finds Leo Demidov doing his duty which is to seek out political dissidents and extract confessions at all costs. Leo works for the secret police under Stalin's regime. He is a man of duty rather than sentiment.
Fast forward 7 years and Leo is now living a world of domestic tranquility. His conscience, at one time or another, nagged him and he quit the business of tattle tale and began a new career path as homicide detective. His goal is to find and punish the guilty rather than the innocent he sent to the Gulags.
Leo finds himself investigating suicides of former colleagues and the recipient of a secret speech by the new president of Russia, denouncing Stalin and the crimes of those who worked under him (including the secret police). The story takes some unexpected twists and turns as it introduces characters whose ultimate goal is revenge and power.
The book kept me engaged and never expecting the next story shift but appreciating it, nonetheless. Very enjoyable read.
Fast forward 7 years and Leo is now living a world of domestic tranquility. His conscience, at one time or another, nagged him and he quit the business of tattle tale and began a new career path as homicide detective. His goal is to find and punish the guilty rather than the innocent he sent to the Gulags.
Leo finds himself investigating suicides of former colleagues and the recipient of a secret speech by the new president of Russia, denouncing Stalin and the crimes of those who worked under him (including the secret police). The story takes some unexpected twists and turns as it introduces characters whose ultimate goal is revenge and power.
The book kept me engaged and never expecting the next story shift but appreciating it, nonetheless. Very enjoyable read.
This book was provided by Valerie at Hatchette. For Reader Group Guide, see:
http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/thesecretspeech/index.html
So, what's up with you?