Modest Sacrifice

The legendary detective duo Leonov – Makeev.

Colonels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Gurov and Kryachko travel to a small Volga town to share their expertise in advanced training courses for investigators. However, the plans for the business trip changed on the very first day. The capital's guests are forced to get involved in the investigation of a freshly committed murder. The victim was a quiet and modest museum employee, art historian Margarita Svalova. But, as it turned out, she had a secret penchant for bohemian life. This circumstance intrigued Gurov. The details of Margarita's hidden life later allowed the Moscow operatives to accurately assess the strange incident that occurred soon after the first murder…

Nikolai Leonov, a former investigator of MUR, knew firsthand how the most convoluted criminal cases are solved. Therefore, each of his books is a true captivating story with an unpredictable intrigue and unexpected finale. The main character of these books, Colonel Lev Gurov, is a top-class detective who also possesses many positive human qualities. Friends respect him, enemies fear him, and women love him. He is a true domestic superhero. For forty years, the novels about Lev Gurov have consistently attracted fans of domestic detective fiction.

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