Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

It was a pretty good thriller, lots of tension and good action. The story was well developed and really intriguing. It took a little while for the story to really get going but overall it's an excellent read. The only problems I have with it are the spelling errors, which I suppose I'm quite pedantic about, and the way in which speech is written. I understand that some authors prefer not to use speech marks and he said etc. but the italics and -s, in my mind, made them all look like they were speaking telepathically or using sign language. But other than that, I enjoyed it and would recommend it