A Million Dollars for Mark

Two bright novels by Mikhail Kerbel, published under one cover, are dedicated to the life of a single hero—a talented lawyer named Mark, who faces numerous trials and adventures. His intelligence, intuition, and courage allow Mark to save clients from prison, and their companies from bankruptcy at a time when the laws of shadow business prove to be more unconditional than the criminal code. Mark manages to win the most convoluted cases. However, relationships with women are an even more complex matter, and to preserve his love and family, the hero often requires much greater courage than in confronting criminals. Courage, and of course, luck. It seems that luck does not turn away from Mark. But no one is immune to the indifference and betrayal of loved ones. The thrilling plot twists in the spirit of crime fiction combine wonderfully with the sentimental note that pervades this inventively written and human book.