City of the Dead

Another book by the legendary duo Leonov — Makeev. The police are at their wits' end: in a short time, twelve people have disappeared without a trace in Moscow. Businessmen, politicians, pensioners, archivists — it's as if they all evaporated.... Colonel Gurov and Kryachko from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are trying to find a clue that would somehow connect these people who have never crossed paths. But all is in vain. The mystery seems insurmountable until one day Gurov encounters an old acquaintance who knows more about recent events than anyone among the ordinary mortals… Nikolai Leonov, a former investigator of MUR, was well aware of 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 — a high-class detective, with a wealth of 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 stories. The classic series "Black Cat" has more than 200 books published in tens of millions of copies.