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The Stalin Epigramby Robert Littell

A harrowing spy thriller inspired by Stalin.

The 16-line death sentence has been turned into a 384-page novel. Robert Littell got his start as a Newsweek editor for Soviet affairs in the 1960s and has written several bestselling espionage thrillers since.

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