Puzzle for the Intern

Another book by the legendary duo Leonov — Makeev.

In an apartment in Patriarch's Ponds, an elderly woman, a widow of a famous jeweler, has been murdered and robbed. The police colonels Gurov and Krachko, along with their attached intern, inspect... the apartment and realize that the thief knew what he was after and took only the most valuable items. This is also confirmed by the granddaughter of the deceased. Among the missing items is an expensive figurine, which apparently became the murder weapon. Gurov understands: if he manages to find the figurine, he will easily identify the criminal. The detective puts in every effort to find the missing item, not yet imagining what a terrible conclusion this bloody story will have...

Nikolai Leonov, a former investigator of the MUR, knew firsthand how the most intricate criminal cases are solved. Therefore, each of his books is a true gripping story with an unpredictable intrigue and unexpected ending. The main character of these books, Colonel Lev Gurov — a top-class detective with a plethora of positive human qualities. He is respected by friends, feared by enemies, and loved by women. He is a real domestic superhero. Novels about Lev Gurov have consistently attracted fans of domestic detective stories for forty years. The now-classic series "Black Cat" comprises more than 200 books, published in circulation of tens of millions of copies.