The Spanish Boot. We have something to surprise each other with.

In beautiful Spain, where time stops on the sweltering beaches, where fiery paella is washed down with icy sangria, and passionate sardanas are danced in the squares, the main character of the novel "The Spanish Boot," Valentin Lednikov, finds himself unwittingly drawn into a deadly struggle for a gigantic inheritance. This battle is led by his Russian compatriots. You can't just lay on the beach when you witness people being kidnapped, going mad, taking innocent lives, betraying loved ones, and trading honor and professional duty. To make matters worse, the Spanish police consider you almost the main suspect. Lednikov has only one way out: to find out who is behind all this himself. In this situation, only he can do it. After all, only a Russian can truly understand "Russian affairs." Even in beautiful Spain...

An unexpected event catapults the main character of the novel "We Have Something to Surprise Each Other" Valentin Lednikov out of the shackles of worldly bustle, everyday worries, fears, and expectations. Very soon, he radically changes his life, throwing him into the brutal grind of events involving huge sums of money, pimps and prostitutes, corrupt schemes, and slippery dealers connected to the antique business. Rare relics from a distant past literally crush the present: they shatter destinies, destroy reputations, lead people, whose purity and decency only recently seemed impeccable, onto the path of sin and debauchery. This happens because the coveted treasures fall into the hands of vile, mercantile, and treacherous people. Finding himself at the very heart of these events, Lednikov does not try to escape. He accepts the challenge...

Many novels about Lednikov have been translated into French, Spanish, Bulgarian, Latvian, and other foreign languages and published abroad. A sixteen-episode feature film was made based on these works on Russian television.