The Overseas Cache

The end of the 1970s. A rare icon—the pride of a renowned history professor’s collection—has been stolen from a dacha outside Moscow. At the same time, three other similar thefts are carried out in different parts of the country. The investigation manages to detain one of the criminals. According to his testimony, all the stolen relics were sold abroad. The masterminds are unknown, but the transaction’s intermediary was a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany. The task of retrieving these priceless masterpieces is given to a special forces unit of the KGB led by Vyacheslav Bogdanov. Disguised as sailors of a cargo ship, the fighters arrive in Hamburg… A novel about intense work by specialists of a unique KGB unit. From a brainstorming session while preparing a secret operation to a real clash with a cunning enemy anywhere on Earth—this is a path only courageous and devoted professionals can handle. "A. Tamonikov’s novels are about real men, for whom notions of valor, honor, and duty are not empty words." — V. Kolychev. The total circulation of A. Tamonikov’s books is over 10 million copies.