Anatomy of Fear

The legendary detective duo Leonov — Makeev.

For several days in Moscow, people are found one after another in a strange state: they are completely undressed, very frightened, and do not remember what happened to them or how they ended up in a remote abandoned place. All the victims — a young man, a girl, and an adult woman — unanimously claim that at some point during their "gap" they were in an unfamiliar red room, where they were inserted as a living picture into a huge frame. Colonel of the Interior Ministry Lev Gurov establishes that the strange metamorphosis occurred with the victims after meeting with the same gallant stranger. Who is he — a maniac who for some reason does not touch his victims, or an ordinary city madman?.. A new captivating incident helps to unravel the riddle of the attacks…

Nikolai Leonov, a former investigator of the MUR, knew firsthand how the most intricate criminal cases are solved. Therefore, each of his books is a true gripping story with an unpredictable intrigue and an unexpected finale. The main character of these books, Colonel Lev Gurov — a high-class detective, also endowed with a mass of positive human qualities. His friends respect him, his enemies fear him, and women love him. He is a true domestic superhero. For forty years, novels about Lev Gurov have undoubtedly attracted fans of domestic detective fiction.

The now-classic series "Black Cat" comprises over 200 books, published in print runs of tens of millions of copies.