Often I can tell within a page or two if I'm going to enjoy a book, and I enjoyed City of Thieves from the first paragraph.
During the siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is imprisoned for stealing. His cellmate is a charming Red Army deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, the two are given a chance to gain their freedom--if they can fulfill an impossible task. A Colonel in the upper echelon's of the Soviet Army asks them to bring back a dozen eggs for his daughter's wedding which will be held in four days' time. Lev and Kolya set out to find the impossible in a lawless and deprived Russia.
And for fans of a different series, David Benioff is a co-creator of Game of Thrones television series.
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