Cupid with a Grenade

6 hrs. 2 min.

Language Russian

Author Darya Dontsova

Narrator Marina Titova

Why do we trust people? Some, because we know them well. Others, because we don’t know them at all.

Verа Kholodova trusted her live-in partner Sergei Kuznetsov endlessly! And what did he give her in return? A couple lived soul to soul. Sergei gave gifts, bought a puppy and a kitten, promised Vera a real wedding. And then, not long ago, coming home from work, Vera finds suitcases by the house—her things. Next to them, a kitten and puppy tied to the bench, and a note with the words: “I’ll be back! I swear on my teeth! Meanwhile, go to yourself…”

Kholodova contacts the office of special teams, asking them to find her beloved. Tatyana Sergeyeva and Dimon Korobkov begin the investigation. The detectives learn that the man often changed phone numbers and wasn’t always honest with Vera. It’s likely he wasn’t who he claimed to be. But during the investigation it turns out that Sergei isn’t the first “missing” man in Kholodova’s life—and the case may be far more serious than it seems at first glance.

Darya Dontsova is the most popular and in-demand author in our country, the favorite of millions of readers. In Russia, more than 200 million copies of her books have been sold. Her work fills hearts and souls with light, optimism, joy, and confidence in tomorrow!

“Dontsova is an incredible workhorse! I don’t know any other writer who works as much. I respect her as an example of writerly diligence. Women need psychological support, and they get it from Dontsova. I myself, at one time, read several of her novels. Very different people read her—busy business ladies, to switch off their minds for a while, and housewives who have a break of 15–20 minutes between dropping off/picking up the kids.” — Galina Yuzefovich, literary critic

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