“Three red squares on a black background” - a novel by the master of “paradoxical detective” Tonino Benaquista - a classic detective story with an intriguing plot, a strange motivation for what is happening and a main character who, by chance, became disabled. A young, talented billiard player loses his hand, and with it, hope for the future - the tempting world of billiard players is now closed to him. And all because of some incomprehensible painting by a once famous objectivist artist, which is being hunted by strange personalities.

For the novels “Three Red Squares on a Black Background” and “The Comedy of Losers,” Tonino Benaquista received several literary awards , including the “Grand Prix” in the field of the police novel and the “Mystery Prize” of critics.