Shortlist of the “Electronic Letter — 2025” award (nomination “Debut of the Year”).
A network of underground passages stretches beneath Kaliningrad, where treasures have been resting for eight decades, never waiting for their owners. An adventurer with a dark past returns to his hometown, holding a German map from 1945. While he follows the trail of the legendary Amber Room, the Albanian mafia begins hunting his family. Fleeing his pursuers, he—together with a local digger and his companions—descends into the cold, dangerous catacombs of the old city. Here, any turn can become a trap, and the price of a mistake is life. Collapses, flooded tunnels, blows from behind, and shadows of the past leave the heroes not a minute to rest. And yet, even amid threats underground and above, there is room for a budding feeling.
A fast-paced urban thriller with hard-core digger action and a solution to one of the major historical mysteries of the 20th century. A great choice for anyone who wants a gripping evening adventure without pauses.