A staggering truth about wartime. The author’s total book circulation is around 10 million copies.
1944. Western Ukraine. SMERSH operative captain Timofey Romantsev investigates the death of his deputy. According to intelligence, a sabotage group is operating in the rear of our troops, tasked with destroying the command staff and blowing up railroad tracks.
Romantsev captures a deserter who reveals the name of the resident running the spy network. But one name isn’t enough. To identify the German accomplice, you need a dozen specialist operatives—and time to assemble the team. Understanding that every minute lost works against him, the captain begins hunting the resident alone…