Already on the red frying pan

1977. In the ranks of the special services, an active cell of recruited agents has been uncovered. The name of the main "mole" is known — Colonel Nikita Zubov. This man has caused enormous damage to the country. Major Oleg Verest has been assigned to neutralize the traitor. He is personally acquainted with the "mole" and believes he knows his antics well. However, in reality, everything turns out to be different. The attempt to arrest him turns into an endless duel. Zubov misleads, eliminates witnesses and accomplices, and finally, through surgery, changes his appearance. But all this only intensifies Major Verest's anger. He is ready to neutralize the enemy even in the most remote corner of the Union…

The enemy is clever and cold-blooded. In his arsenal are logic, perseverance, and precise calculation. He is confident that he knows how to defeat us in this clash. But the enemy overlooks one thing: standing in his way are super professionals of their craft, risk-takers, people of honor and unyielding will — counterintelligence officers.

"In Valery Sharapov's novels, time is felt so tangibly that it seems that any moment you will find yourself among the heroes of these books — unflappable investigators, cunning criminals, and frightened citizens. And the desperate detectives will take you for one of their own and immediately involve you in another dangerous operation…"