The Response

A novel about intense work by specialists of a unique KGB unit. From a brain-storming session during the preparation of a secret operation to a real showdown with a cunning enemy anywhere in the world— the path that only courageous, devoted professionals can handle.

1970. At a closed Soviet proving ground, the newest anti-missile defense system is created. One of the project participants, Gennady Khustov, stages his own death and escapes abroad with copies of secret drawings, hoping to sell them profitably to Western special services. The KGB learns about the defector’s plans and sends a team “Don,” led by Lieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Bogdanov, to search for him. He develops a cunning operation to prevent Khustov from contacting overseas “buyers.” Everything goes according to plan until a unique document created by the secret department of the CIA ends up in the hands of the special forces…

“Novels by A. Tamonikov are about real men for whom the concepts of valor, honor, and duty are not empty words.” — V. Kolychev

The total print run of A. Tamonikov’s books is more than 10 million copies.