About the book: 1993 / The criminal-adventurous comedies "Bologna Quadrille" and "The Charming Idiot" are works that are parodies of "spy passions." The heroes of Exbray's "spy" novels are not at all similar to those whom we are used to seeing on the pages of detective stories. This is especially true for his parodies. In essence, most of these characters, strange as it may seem, are occupied not so much by work as by their own love experiences. Psychological dramas and tragedies of Exbray are resolved, naturally, in a completely different way. The novel “The Last Bastard,” which tells the story of a police chief who goes into the service of gangsters terrorizing the entire city, is deeply shocking. But, as in other novels, love and hate are intertwined here into a tight ball..