Stones of Discord

The legendary detective tandem Leonov — Makeev.

Colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Lev Gurov is resting at his friend's house by the Volga River. The idyll is disturbed by the billionaire Egorov living nearby. In horror, he reports that... during a walk, his wife fell off a cliff and apparently died. However, no body is found at the scene. The local police dismisses it as an accident. But the experienced Gurov suspects he is dealing with a skillfully staged setup. The detective's suspicions are heightened by new complaints from Egorov. At night, his 'dead' wife has started to appear, accusing him of committing a crime. Gurov investigates the background of Mrs. Egorova and discovers that the 'skeletons in her closet' are much more terrifying than the mystique that haunted the billionaire…

Nikolai Leonov, a former investigator of the MUR, knew firsthand how the most convoluted criminal cases are solved. Therefore, each of his books is a true gripping story with an unpredictable intrigue and an unexpected ending. The main character of these books, Colonel Lev Gurov, is a high-class detective with many positive human qualities. He is respected by friends, feared by enemies, and loved by women. He is a true domestic superhero. For forty years, novels about Lev Gurov have consistently attracted fans of domestic detective fiction. The now-classic series 'Black Cat' includes over 200 books, published in tens of millions of copies.