The detective novel, written by the famous actor, presents the characters at the turning points of the Epoch with cinematic precision.

“Cinematography and theatrical action are visible through the lines of the novel. The structure of the text is close to the script, the characters are written out concisely and accurately. The action develops amazingly quickly, but without haste, which makes it possible to follow the adventures of the heroes of this “detective.” The quotes in which the word denoting the genre is taken... Are they appropriate? Yes and no. They are appropriate because the detective story is the right form of storytelling. To keep the reader in suspense. But it’s not entirely appropriate because the novel is not about another criminal showdown in the style of the “gangster 90s,” not about the redistribution of property equal in scale to Russia, and not even about the psychological duel between an intelligent and experienced investigator and an intelligent and experienced criminal. The novel is “about time and about oneself.” About that monstrous historical fault line where we have all found ourselves and continue to find ourselves. In other words, this is a novel by a person who probably knows that “about time and about oneself” is an eternal topic and the problem is also eternal. In art, and even more so in Russian literature. Now a significant part of this enormous experience has turned into a novel. By what unknown means did this happen? How do the thoughts and feelings of one artist, transforming and changing many times, end up in the field of vision... that is, in the field of mental anxiety of another? These paths are infinitely far from us. And they are always close to us. Incredibly close.” Vladimir Vester