The Case of Grocery Store No. 1

The novel "The Case of Grocery Store No. 1" is dedicated to a high-profile corruption investigation in the fight against the epidemic of bribery that has permeated the highest offices. The victims were trade workers and employees of elite Moscow stores. The prototype for Georgy Berkutov, the main character of the novel, was the real director of a Moscow grocery store, Yuri Sokolov, who received an unexpectedly harsh sentence from the court — execution by firing squad. The gripping narrative immerses the reader in the era of the late USSR. The early eighties were remembered not only for the magnificent Moscow Olympics but also for half-empty shelves. In many cities across the country, the situation with food supply was approaching critical. Against this backdrop, the capital's Grocery Store No. 1, better known as Eliseevsky, represented an exemplary food oasis, offering its customers not only luxurious interiors but also an astonishingly wide range of products, even for a capital store. And for special customers, the selection was even broader. The book will be of interest to fans of the crime genre, psychological detective, social and historical novel.