About the book: 2015 / Off the coast of Sicily, the yacht of one of the most influential politicians in Europe blew up. According to preliminary data, there were Russian citizens on board the ship: top managers of the largest oil company and a translator - a relative of a high-ranking Foreign Ministry official. Local authorities declare all passengers dead, and this ends the official investigation. However, information is coming to Moscow through an unofficial channel, according to which the Russian passengers of the yacht are alive and are being held unknown somewhere between the islands of Sardinia, Sicily and the northern coast of Africa. The Bastion special group receives the task of finding out the fate of the missing Russians…