Tom Rob Smith: SECRET SPEECH W3 [2011] paperback ZPSYC her mother's mastery of the

her mother's mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late

daemons and vampires the fragile balance of peace is unravelling

Nur knows that she cannot afford to fall - impossibly and dangerously - in love

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Tom Rob Smith: SECRET SPEECH W3 [2011] paperback ZPSYC her mother's mastery of theThe Soviet Union 1956: after Stalin's death, a violent regime is beginning to fracture. Stalin's successor Khrushchev pledges reform. But there are forces at work that are unable to forgive or forget the past. Leo Demidov, former MGB officer, is facing his own turmoil. His adopted daughters have yet to forgive him for his part in the brutal murder of their parents. They are not alone. Leo, his wife, and their family are in grave danger from someone