William Kozlov’s action-packed novel “Satan’s Kiss” covers the period of the beginning of “perestroika,” when optimism was replaced by sobering, disappointment, and pain from what had been done in our country. The “ninth wave” of brutal crime is uncontrollably rolling in, the vices inherent in universal decay are flourishing: prostitution, drug addiction, drunkenness. The heroes of the novel are trying to defend their dignity in these troubled times, fighting evil in every possible way, firmly believing that Good will win. “Satan’s Kiss” - the second novel in the writer’s tetralogy, which also includes the novels “Carousel”, “Black Angels in White Robes” and “Children of Hell”.