"A thriller dipped in poison ... Shares some of le Carr 's fascination with secret worlds and the nature of evil." The terrifying, lengthening list of Russia's use of lethal poisons against its critics has inspired acclaimed author Sergei Lebedev's latest novel. With uncanny timing, he examines how and why Russia and the Soviet Union have developed horrendous neurotoxins. At its center is a ruthless chemist...
--The New York Times