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City of Thieves: Chapters 1-5
City of Thieves

City of Thieves: Chapters 1-5

The deserter and the looter.

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Jeremy Anderberg
Dec 08, 2024
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Hello, readers!

I hope you’ve so far enjoyed our visit back in time to 1942. I read and loved this book a few years ago — and thought I remembered it pretty well — but it’s been a joy to get sucked right back into this story. The overall tone is exactly what I remember while the details of the plot feel fresh and exciting.

Taking place in Leningrad, the…

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