The Useful Third Wheel

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Novikov hoped to start life anew. After a painful divorce, he transfers from Moscow to a small regional center, hoping to leave the past behind. But instead of a peaceful assignment, he is faced with a whole heap of problems: the house where his predecessor committed suicide, unresolved cases from past years, suspicious deaths, and a series of events that seem too strange to be coincidence.
The new novel by Galina Romanova is a tense detective story set in the atmosphere of a provincial town, featuring vivid characters and unexpected plot twists. It's a story about betrayal, loyalty, second chances, and crimes that have no statute of limitations.