No Time to Die

In post-war Moscow region, a maniac has appeared. His victims, teenage girls, are killed with especial cruelty: their eyes are gouged out, mouths are slashed, and then they are strangled. A young pioneer leader, Olya, almost fell into the murderer’s clutches while accidentally being in the forest. Only by a miracle did the girl stay alive. Her friend Kolya Pozharsky is burning with the desire to personally catch the criminal, who seems to him to lurk at every turn. He is ready to sit with the police in ambushes, participate in manhunts, and pursue suspicious types. But the murderer remains invisible and elusive every time. The young detective is close to despair when fate offers him a real chance to stop the evil... The atmosphere of the formation of the post-war generation resonates with many readers, when the spirit of youth and freedom is intoxicating. When from 'anything goes' to 'stop, I will shoot' is just one step. Crime novels about a time whose memory is still cherished in many families. Characters resembling the cult images from the film 'Goodbye, Churlish Muscovites'.