Postwar Moscow is actively being rebuilt. The textile factory is expanding too, with help from a military unit under Colonel Kuznetsov. At some point, the factory’s director becomes suspicious that the colonel isn’t who he claims to be—he isn’t clean-handed and uses schemes. The same suspicions arise among the operatives, who have been watching this supposed “officer” for a long time. But they have no proof to catch this rogue in the act.
They don’t know that behind Kuznetsov local “detectives” have been tracking him for a long time—Kolka Pozharsky and his gang. They even have a capture plan ready. Yet at the last moment—after misjudging their strength—the boys unexpectedly find themselves face to face with a deadly danger...
The atmosphere of the formation of the postwar generation is close to many readers: the spirit of youth and freedom intoxicates. From “anything is possible” to “stop—I'll shoot”—one step.
Crime novels about time, the memory of which is still carefully kept in many families. Characters reminiscent of cult images from the film “Goodbye, Guys from Zamoskvorechye.”