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xxiii, 456 pages Summary: The story of a terrifying witch-hunt that unveils illicit love affairs and family secrets in a hidden world where the smallest mistakes will be punished with death. It begins in Moscow, 1945, as Stalin and his courtiers celebrate victory over Hitler, when shots ring out. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl lie dead. However, this is no ordinary tragedy and these are no ordinary teenagers, but the children of Russia's most important leaders who attend the most exclusive school in Moscow. Directed by Stalin himself, an investigation begins as children are arrested and forced to testify against their friends - and their parents, to discover if it was suicide or murder