Big Evil and Small Mischiefs

The Minister of Press and Information Potapov unexpectedly decided to attend the evening of former graduates. He was simply freed up early. He regretted his idiotic impulse as soon as a commotion erupted around his person at the school. After... the evening, he exited to the school yard following Marusya Surkova, from whom he once copied. And then there was a bang, and Manya fell. Potapov picked her up from a pool of blood and, not hearing the guard's shouts, drove her to Sklifosovsky. He was sure — the bullet was meant for him. Strange, but who could know he would go to the school? That’s what the investigator believes: they were after Marusya. But who needs her?..

Tatiana Ustinova is one of the top authors of contemporary Russian prose, a holder of two "Electronic Letter" awards, a laureate of the "TEFI" in the category of "Television Film Screenwriter." "First among the best" — that’s what they call Tatiana Vitalyevna, and this is not just a witty epithet, but a title confirmed by dozens of written novels, successful adaptations, and of course, the love of numerous fans of her work.