House with a Bad Reputation

«House with a Bad Reputation» — a detective novel about the disappearance of a girl, troubling suspicions, and the investigation led by Colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Lev Gurov. Against the backdrop of rumors about a maniac and growing tension in an ordinary city courtyard, the suspicious behavior of a neighbor, foreign guesses, and newspaper noise do not yet become evidence, but they do not allow one to dismiss fears either. The familiar urban environment here transforms into a space of hidden threat, where any mundane observation can turn out to be either empty panic or an important clue.

A young man named Yegor approaches the detective — he is worried about the disappearance of a girl he was about to meet. Suspicion falls on the neighbor: he is withdrawn, often disappears into the garage, makes strange purchases, and behaves aggressively. The check does not provide clear grounds for detention, so the investigation is built on comparing details, verifying versions, and working with the atmosphere of general distrust, where danger may lurk behind the most ordinary door.