About the book: year / Shock war novels written by a real connoisseur of the genre. A civil war is blazing in one of the African countries. The current president is opposed by a pro-Western terrorist opposition striving for power. Russian specialists, including military personnel, are working in the country at the invitation of the government. Terrorists manage to kidnap GRU special forces colonel Nesterov and his daughter, a contract doctor. It is obvious that a loud political provocation is being prepared. A GRU special forces detachment led by Captain Artem Pogodin arrives in the country to rescue the hostages. He begins to develop a search plan. However, at the last moment it becomes known that Nesterov and his daughter escaped captivity on their own. Captain Pogodin understands: the combat colonel decided to act at his own peril and risk... Real heroes in real conditions for real readers. Mountain passes, ambushes and brutal fights with bandits - this is the gunpowder-soaked atmosphere of these exciting action films.