Man in the Crosshairs

The novel transports the reader to the era of the Second World War, telling about the difficult life and risky activities of heroes who serve in an elite unit under the leadership of Beria.

1944. Even though combat actions on Soviet territory have ended and the liberation of Eastern Europe has begun, the atmosphere in Moscow remains tense. Counterintelligence continues to monitor the situation with vigilance. In the capital, a German sabotage group is operating under a traitor with the call sign “Phoenix.” The group carries out explosions of strategic facilities and murders, acting with audacity and drive—and each time successfully slips away from pursuit. The task of neutralizing this threat is assigned to a group led by Lieutenant Colonel Maxim Shelestov. However, in a huge city it’s not easy to find Phoenix and his accomplices. Help comes by chance, when Maxim notices a suspicious person who “accidentally” happened to be at the scene of one of the incidents…