Flight without a Return Ticket

The 1980s. At the summer house of a high-ranking official in the Moscow suburbs, friends of his son, the so-called "golden youth," gather. They are all young, living in luxury, and all... dream of a paradise life abroad. Suddenly, a certain Eugene appears in their company, proposing a plan to escape the country. They need to head south, seize a plane, and force the pilots to follow the route designated by the hijackers. The young people's scheme becomes known to the special services. A group of special forces led by Vyacheslav Bogdanov is sent to intercept the defectors. The operatives know everything about the hijackers except one thing - in a distant southern city, they will be met by a real gang of international terrorists... A novel about the tense work of specialists from a unique KGB unit. From brainstorming during the preparation of a secret operation to real combat with a cunning enemy anywhere in the world - a path that only courageous professionals who are devoted to their work can tread. "The novels of A. Tamonikov are about real men for whom the notions of valor, honor, and duty are not an empty sound." - V. Kolychev The total circulation of A. Tamonikov's books is over 10 million copies.