About the book: 2024 / The body of a once beautiful woman lay on the floor. Now it resembled a carcass cut up by a butcher: an arm had been cut off, the head had been crushed, and the legs had been broken. On the door there is a note pinned with a knife: “This will happen to everyone!” The war is long over. But the fighting continues unabated in Western Ukraine. Irreconcilable nationalists are trying with all their might to annoy the Soviet government. The most cruel among them was known as the elusive leader, nicknamed Zvir. The detective of the anti-banditry department, Ivan Shipov, is sure: the death of a woman, an NKVD agent, was the work of Zvir. Shipov has a long-standing score to settle with this scumbag. So far, the executioner has managed to evade retribution. But this time the Bandera man must cling tightly to the bait. This is a special “gift” that Ivan prepared for him... A unique opportunity to return to one of the brightest periods of Soviet history - the post-war period. Real people, real crime cases, exciting plot twists. Characters similar to the iconic images of the film “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed.” The spirit of the times, reverently preserved in many families. Unusually and realistically shown the “kitchen” of the daily work of the Soviet police.