Spare Instinct

Arseny Troepolsky recognized only one thing in life — work. It was his religion, his beloved, his entertainment. The design computer firm he headed was flourishing. And then suddenly, thunder struck from a clear sky. Troepolsky's deputy, the design genius Fyodor Grekov, was killed. The most terrible thing was that his corpse was found by... Arseny. After spending three days in jail as the main suspect, he finally returned to the office, but coming back to his beloved work brought no joy. Trying to understand who and why killed Fyodor, he discovered that everyone around him was lying — employees, the lover, the sister, and the niece of the deceased. But his brain, working like a computer, sorted everything out. And the mountain of lies collapsed and buried all the "worthy"...

Tatyana Ustinova is a top author of contemporary Russian prose, holder of two "Electronic Letter" awards, and laureate of the "TEFI" award in the category of "Screenwriter of a Television Film." "The first among the best" — this is how Tatyana Vitalyevna is called, and it is not just a clever epithet, but a title confirmed by dozens of written novels, successful adaptations, and, of course, the love of her numerous fans.