Unlike other works of this genre, Alexander Petryakov’s book “Kolobok” does not contain scenes of brutal violence, murders and other negativity. The hero of the book is a young athlete who makes a living by robbing and stealing money and jewelry from women. At the same time, he enjoys success with them and achieves intimacy with some. Thanks to his ingenuity, courage and dexterity, he constantly eludes the police, so they gave him the nickname Kolobok. He begins an affair with the wife of a wealthy construction company owner and becomes involved in a major fraud situation. The book gives characteristic portraits of criminal police investigators and their informants, as well as various characters who became victims of Kolobok. In accordance with the genre, the book describes investigative activities, chases, interrogations, and so on, as well as the private lives of the characters in its various manifestations...