About the book: 2022 / New book by the legendary Leonov-Makeev tandem. Student Alena, who came to the capital, disappeared under unclear circumstances. Colonels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Gurov and Kryachko find out that at one time the girl had a love relationship with her teacher. He had a reputation as a ladies' man and had already seduced more than one victim. During interrogation, the man stated that he had broken up with Alena long ago. The operatives soon learn that the suspect has a brother, a bank security officer. The case took an unusual turn when the detectives learned the creepy story of this strange family... Nikolai Leonov, a former MUR investigator, knew firsthand how the most complicated criminal cases are solved. Therefore, each of his books is a true, exciting story with unpredictable intrigue and an unexpected ending. The main character of these books, Colonel Lev Gurov, is a high-class detective, moreover, with a lot of positive human qualities. He is respected by his friends, feared by his enemies and loved by women. He is a real domestic superman. Novels about Lev Gurov have invariably attracted fans of Russian detective stories for forty years now. The now classic “Black Cat” series has more than 200 books, with tens of millions of copies sold..