![]() ![]() ![]() He becomes consumed by guilt over the death of his wife, the first accidental victim of his Faustian pact to create the ultimate venom, and the deaths of hundreds of test subjects. At its center is a scheming chemist named Professor Kalitin, obsessed with developing an absolutely deadly, undetectable and untraceable poison for which there is no antidote. It has inspired acclaimed author Sergei Lebedev’s latest page-turning novel. The story of who did it, and how these horrendous contaminants were developed, captivates and terrifies in equal measure. In 2018, a former Russian secret agent and his daughter were poisoned with a lethal neurotoxin that left them slumped over on a British park bench in critical condition. ―Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag: A History and Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe "One of Russia's most interesting young novelists takes on Putin, poison and power in this unique novel Lebedev provides a fascinating window on modern Russia." ![]()
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