Two classic crime novels about how blind chance often mercilessly interferes with human life.

“In the Vise” is the story of two close relatives who grew up and were raised together for a quarter of a century, from infancy to adulthood , and which, it would seem, should know everything about each other. But at a crucial moment, when a lot of money is in the coin, Providence can decide everything...

“The Untouchables” is the story of a former prisoner who, once free, wants to take revenge at all costs on the one who sent him to jail. But what if he is wrong and the object of his hatred is innocent?

Contents:

Boileau-Narcejac. In the Vise (novel, translation by B. Skorokhodov), pp. 5-204

Boileau-Narcejac. The Untouchables (novel, translation by V. Rumyantseva), pp. 205-428