One Night in Winter

Beschreibung

'An epic adventure story set against the most awful war in history. Ridiculously good' Dan Snow<BR><BR>If your children were forced to testify against you, what terrible secrets would they reveal?<BR><BR>Moscow 1945. As Stalin and his courtiers celebrate victory over Hitler, shots ring out. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl lie dead. <BR><BR>But this is no ordinary tragedy and these are no ordinary teenagers, but the children of Russia's most important leaders who attend the most exclusive school in Moscow. <BR><BR>Is it murder?

A suicide pact? Or a conspiracy against the state? <BR><BR>Directed by Stalin himself, an investigation begins as children are arrested and forced to testify against their friends - and their parents. This terrifying witch-hunt soon unveils illicit love affairs and family secrets in a hidden world where the smallest mistakes will be punished with death.

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