Dan Smith’s interesting historical fiction book ‘The Child Thief’ is set in Western Ukraine in December 1930. A veteran of both the Russian Civil War and the First World War. Luka aspires to live a quiet life in their secluded town with his family. But when a stranger shows up carrying the bodies of two kids, everything is turned upside down. Luka swears he will track down her buddy and bring her home when Dimitri’s daughter goes missing. They encounter betrayal and a crafty foe as they pursue through war-torn areas.