About the book: 2024 / A novel about the hard work of specialists in a unique KGB unit. From brainstorming when preparing a secret operation to a real fight with an insidious enemy anywhere in the world - a path that only courageous and dedicated professionals can do. 1972. The USSR and the USA are preparing to sign a treaty on the limitation of strategic arms. For this purpose, President Nixon arrives in Moscow on an official visit. However, not everyone in the world approves of the rapprochement between the two powers. Soviet intelligence services receive a signal that on the eve of the meeting the American side will secretly receive a tape with a fabricated recording of a conversation in the Soviet “highest” about the Soviet Union’s alleged continuation of unilateral nuclear weapons tests. After this, the planned meeting of top officials loses its meaning. The special forces group “Don” of Vyacheslav Bogdanov is tasked with preventing provocation. The operatives identify one of the perpetrators. But he dies tragically, having managed to communicate unknown details that radically change the initial plan of the special forces... “A. Tamonikov’s novels are about real men, for whom the concepts of valor, honor and duty are not an empty phrase.” — V. Kolychev