Tom Rob Smith’s latest novel is The Secret Speech. It is the second book to feature detective Leo Demidov, who first appeared in Smith’s debut novel, Child 44. Child 44 won huge acclaim when it was released in 2008. It was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, won the 2008
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