Sergey Goroshko

Moscow, present day. The city of big money, passion, gorgeous women and wealthy men, receptions and dangerous intrigue. Dasha, an art historian from the province, who came to the capital, dreams of a new, better life, but a mysterious and cruel incident will change everything.

About what leads to sex, and what happens immediately after it. In one of the novels, a guy agrees to have a child with his best friend, unaware of her insidious plan. In another, a casual acquaintance makes a vegan wonder if sex contradicts her beliefs. And the dispute between two strangers about feminism is resolved in bed, where a woman is not going to remain in debt to a man. The heroes of the stories tell not about sex, but about what surrounds it.

After the death of Alexey Gradov, the owner of a large construction holding company, his heirs enter into a struggle for a billion-dollar fortune with a former official and business partner of the deceased. On the family side, the war is led by Gradov Sr., the patriarch of the family, who founded the family business in the 90s, but retired. As an ally, he takes the financier and strategist of the company Nadezhda, who was not only a colleague, but also his son's mistress. In addition to the redistribution of assets, the Gradovs — wives, children, grandchildren — are busy identifying old grievances and accumulated claims against each other. They have everything—money, power, connections, status. But that's not enough for them. In the pursuit of inheritance, they are ready to tear apart not only the enemies of the family, but also each other.

In present day St. Petersburg, police major Igor Grom, an honest and skilled cop with unconventional methods, pursues a vigilante murderer in the mask of a plague doctor.

A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find his father, Abby learns that her city is actually full of magic. And she discovers in herself extraordinary magical abilities.

The October Revolution hadn't happened, and the Bolsheviks had never risen to power. The year is 2023, and the rule over the Russian Empire is divided between tzar Nikolai III and a forward-thinking PM, Dmitry Orlov. Erast Fandorin, a 20-year-old police servant, has just been hired in the criminal investigations unit at the Petrograd Metro. His job is not that exciting, but the latest news is: right at the heart of the capital, a young and wealthy oil company tycoon has just shot himself in front of dozens of men. His suicide was captured on the patrol robot cameras. Fandorin can't help but suspect that this case is far more complicated than it looks and takes on his very first major investigation

1911, A graduate of the Institute of Noble Maidens, Sasha Meshcherskaya returns to a small provincial town. The well-being of her family is based on her relationship with her loving uncle, the owner of the arms factory Nikolai Shumilov. Sashenka's parents: Prince Ivan Sergeevich Meshchersky and Maria Ilyinichna dream of their daughter's early marriage, and she herself dreams of a brilliant career as an architect. Wanting to please her parents, Sasha makes new acquaintances and instantly plunges into a whirlpool of intrigue, where political interests are at stake above personal passions. Cold-blooded murders and blackmail, intricacies of conspiracies, daring provocateurs eluding detection - all this captivates the enthusiastic schoolgirl, who experiences mortal melancholy from the paucity of life prospects. Without noticing it, Sasha becomes an ideal target for terrorist hypnosis.

After catching the Plague Doctor, Igor Grom became a symbol of peace for all of St. Petersburg. His life is perfect—during the day, he catches criminals with his partner Dima Dubin, and in the evenings, he spends time with his girlfriend Yulia Pchelkina. However, everything changes abruptly when arms magnate August van der Holt arrives in town to sign a contract to modernize the police force. To do so, he enlists the services of a mercenary nicknamed Ghost, who is tasked with eliminating Grom and sowing panic among the peaceful population.

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An ambitious professor of psychiatry, Viktor Meshchersky, conducts a dangerous psychological experiment in which, under false pretenses, he locks victims and their abusers in the basement, hiding his true goals. The subsequent investigation will reveal the real motives of the professor, and will tie together the confusing stories of all participants in the cruel experiment.

Russian troops occupied Paris. Russia became the first power in the world. Now everything seems possible. Young winners, guards officers, are sure that equality and freedom will come - here and now. For this they are ready to sacrifice everything - position, wealth, love, life ... and the country itself.

Police Major Igor Grom is known throughout St. Petersburg for his punchy character and uncompromising attitude towards criminals of all stripes. Incredible strength, analytical mindset and integrity — all this makes Major Thunder a real superhero. His life is perfect: during the day he catches criminals with his partner Dima Dubin, and spends the evenings in the company of journalist Yulia Pchelkina. The complete idyll is interrupted by the appearance in the city of a mysterious villain calling himself a Ghost. He offers Thunder to play a dangerous game, the stake in which is the lives of ordinary people.

Judge Nesterov is a principled and honest employee of the judicial system. Over the years of his service, he was remembered for his loyalty to justice, his unique flair for real criminals, and his meticulous examination of evidence of convicts' guilt. On the day of his 55th birthday, Nesterov's family, friends, colleagues and friends gather at his home. During the celebration, his daughter Anya mysteriously disappears. In a missing person situation, the first 48 hours are the most important. The case of the disappearance of the daughter of a respected judge is handled by the best police investigator, Major Zabelin. During the search activities, the dark secrets of Judge Nesterov begin to come to light. The life of Nesterov's underage daughter now directly depends on whether the respected judge will be able to admit his professional mistake.

A young couple, Misha and Anya, are spending their vacation in Vietnam. On the penultimate day of rest, on the eve of departure, Anya disappears after meeting her ex-boyfriend Sugar, whom she thought was dead. Faced with the indifference of the local police, Misha begins an independent search and very soon discovers that the reason for Anya's disappearance lies in her past, which she deliberately hid from him. Having started searching for Anya, Misha meets Captain Tao of the People's Army of Vietnam, who has returned to her hometown to investigate the circumstances of her younger sister's death. Together they go from casual acquaintances to real friends, saving each other from mortal danger.

The head of special operations of the FSB, Denis Krechetov, receives an important task — to catch and deliver to Russia a hacker nicknamed Prism. After she steals the formula for a secret chemical weapon, she is hunted by an international arms dealer and American intelligence. Denis finds out the location of the Prism and goes there with his squad to intercept it. However, unexpected difficulties arise during the operation and Denis has to face a difficult choice — to act in the interests of the Motherland or to save his family.

The legitimate heir to the throne in exile and the son of a murdered rebel — what do they have in common? Everyone has their own goal: one dreams of taking the throne and restoring his family to its former glory, the other - to take revenge on the murderer of his father, who serves the usurpers. Young men enter into a large-scale struggle for power and honor, in which those who seemed to be friends can betray, and former enemies can turn into allies. In order to achieve the goal, both the prince and the rebel's son will have to risk the most valuable and make the main choice in their lives — to go the preordained way or to oppose fate itself.

Catherine II always knew that her successor would not be her son Pavel, but her beloved grandson Aleksandr. From his earliest years, he was brought up as a future ruler - in strict discipline and with a brilliant education. Having finally become emperor, Aleksandr intended to continue the reforms of his predecessors - to abolish serfdom and introduce a constitution. But at the beginning of the 19th century, a war broke out between two great empires - France and Russia. Aleksandr had to go through a thorny path from brilliant reforms to the Patriotic War.

In 1990s St. Petersburg, police major Konstantin Grom is trying to find and neutralize the new criminal boss, nicknamed Anubis, while his ten year old son Igor is trying to earn money by getting involved in dubious adventures.

Additional materials for "Major Grom: Plague Doctor" (2021).

Medical scientists Alexander Gireev and Vladimir Shulgin have invented a medicine that can cure any disease, even a cancerous tumor. But the drug that can save the world is becoming a bone of contention for the whole family. Gireev's eldest son, Evgeny, decides to help his father with his promotion. Daughter Polina is sure that her brother needs only fame and money, and he is ready to betray his father. And Gireev himself is not ready for the compromises that the big pharma market demands of him. After all, the production of medicines is a profitable business. And why produce something that will cure people if you can earn more while they are sick?