Legendary detective duo of Leonov — Makiyev.
On one of Moscow’s major construction sites, the supporting structures collapse. Under the rubble, they find the body of the site’s chief engineer—Anatoly Korneyev. Everything seems like a tragic accident, but the police colonels of the MVD, Gurov and Kryachko, discover that Korneyev died long before the collapse. That means the disaster was staged to hide the traces of a real crime. Investigating who might have benefited from his death, the detectives come up against a dangerous and cold-blooded adversary—and soon they themselves become the target.
Nikolai Leonov, a former investigator with the Moscow Criminal Investigation Department (MUR), knew firsthand how to unravel even the most complex cases, so his novels are realistic, dynamic stories with a tense intrigue and an unexpected denouement. The central character of the series is Colonel Lev Gurov— a top-level professional and a man with firm principles. He is valued by friends, feared by enemies, and never left women indifferent. For forty years, books about Lev Gurov have held the attention of lovers of Russian detective fiction. The classic series “Black Cat” includes more than 200 novels, released in millions of copies.