Until now, I still can't get over the idea of how greatly-written Child 44 is. It is a thriller novel by British writer Tom Rob Smith. The story goes around an MGB agent named Leo Demidov and his search for a serial killer in Stalin's Soviet Union.
The serial killer in the story is based from a real-life serial killer from Ukraine, Andrei Chikatilo, who then moved to Russia during the Soviet Union due to famine and the threat of cannibalism in their country. He was responsible for 52 murders and is well-known as the Rostov Ripper or The Butcher of Rostov.
In the latter part of the novel, Leo Demidov discovered a horrible truth behind the serial killer's identity that somewhat affected the course of his investigation.
Nonetheless, Child 44 is a heart-wrenching story about brotherly love and how far a person would go in search of a person he loves dearly.
Sadly for me, my dream of making this novel into a movie with my friend won't come true anymore. Still, I'm excited to see how Ridley Scott would turn this bestselling novel into a blockbuster.
