The Farm - Hardcover

"This concluding installment [is] another first-class, must-read crime novel...In [the] first two volumes, Smith brilliantly illuminated the horrors of Stalin's Russia and the Gulag. He also gave readers Leo Demidov, duty-bound, introspective, enduring, and ultimately a figure both tragic and heroic."-- Booklist on Agent 6 (starred review)

"An old-fashioned thriller that would do Ludlum and le Carre proud...A big book, in every sense, that's sure to draw attention."
-- Kirkus on Agent 6 (starred review)

"When a trilogy is as unpredictable and riveting as Tom Rob Smith's Child 44 series, set as it is both in the harsh Russian landscape and the dense thicket of the human soul, expectations quickly evaporate in a page-turning frenzy....Smith, a young British screenwriter turned best-selling novelist, has created in Leo Demidov a Kafkaesque modern hero for our times, a good man trapped in a corrupt, manipulative system, forced to choose between loyalties to family, country and conscience. With a cinematographer's eye for settings and historical detail, Smith uses Leo's journey to examine larger issues, especially the political, social and religious systems that both unite and divide us."-- BookPage on Agent 6

"Fortified by formidable details of Soviet history, Smith's closing volume of the Leo Demidov trilogy (Child 44; The Secret Speech) knits together iconic characters and elements...Fans of Smith's first two books will avidly seek out the final chapter, though this one stands on its own as well. The Afghan interlude is a searing echo of today's headlines, while the buildup of suspense over several decades is the armchair equivalent of a jaw-jarringly extreme ride at an amusement park."-- Library Journal on Agent 6

"Agent 6 has all the elements that made the first two books in the series hits: relentless action, a flawed but fascinating protagonist and a clear-eyed view of the absolute brutality of an authoritarian government."-- Dallas Morning News on Agent 6

"The best thrillers combine narrative tension, first-rate plotting and enough psychological insight to satisfy the human hunger for identification...Smith can do all this."-- The Guardian on Agent 6

"With Agent 6, Smith has created an epic finale...Smith has a gift for sharply-etched characterization...A twisty thriller in a class with le Carre, Agent 6 is a satisfying culmination to the trilogy."-- Suspense Magazine on Agent 6

"Tom Rob Smith is a name to watch."-- Agent 6 -- Ten Best Crime Novels, Independent

"An intricate game, a history lesson, philosophy in action."-- Juxtabook on Agent 6

"Superb ... action-packed, immaculately researched ... pungent and powerful."-- Metro on Agent 6

After learning his mother was committed to a mental hospital, Daniel receives a call from her, claiming that his lying father is part of a crime conspiracy in this thriller from the author of the Child 44 trilogy. 100,000 first printing.