The book of the famous Siberian writer Stanislav Vtorushin includes two of his new works: the action-packed novel "The Messenger", which tells how the fighters of the reconnaissance and sabotage group, who returned from the hot spot, led by the former commander, tried to use their methods to bring order and justice violated by a gang of criminals, as well as the story "Crossing" - about the operation of front-line scouts, which made it possible to launch a successful offensive on one of the sectors of the Soviet-German front during the Great Patriotic War.