Artifact with a Dark Past

Another book by the legendary tandem Leonov — Makeev. A valuable statuette, found during excavations in the Ural Mountains, has been stolen. The guard who tried to prevent the theft was killed. Colonels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Gurov... and Kryachko interrogate interested parties, including world-renowned archaeologists. Each of them has their own version of what happened, from the sacrilegious theft of a unique artifact to the initial falsification of the discovery itself. As an independent consultant, the detectives bring in an experienced specialist from the old scientific school. The confession of the elderly professor shocked the operatives profoundly… Nikolai Leonov, a former investigator of the MUR, knew firsthand how to solve the most convoluted criminal cases. Therefore, each of his books is a true gripping story with unpredictable intrigue and an unexpected finale. The main character of these books, Colonel Lev Gurov, is a high-class detective, endowed with many positive human qualities. He is respected by friends, feared by enemies, and loved by women. He is a true domestic superhero. The novels about Lev Gurov have been drawing fans of domestic detective fiction for forty years. The now-classic series "Black Cat" includes over 200 books, with print runs in the tens of millions of copies.