Logic is the best predictor. Otherwise, you need to believe that police colonel Danil Koretsky is the happy owner of a time machine. Everything he wrote about in his articles came true. It becomes a little scary, but logic is a stubborn thing - everything he writes about will most likely come true. This is not just a collection of articles and interviews with the classic Russian detective, stories about how his books were written and films were made. This book is a practical guide for those who are planning to live in Russia and do not want to become the hero of crime stories.