A threatening situation has developed in Russia: not a day goes by without a peaceful citizen hearing about another incident, be it a bloody showdown, a contract killing or a daring robbery. And we are accustomed to these messages, criminal lawlessness has become an integral part of our existence - and this is scary.

The proposed book is a story about what is happening today in the Russian outback, how law enforcement officers are trying to resist the wave of crime, understanding that the struggle is not for life, but to death. And the stake in this fight is Russia.