About the book: year / The poaching past is over - a new life lies ahead in the fifties of the post-war USSR. Under the strict guidance of Matvey Ivanovich, Evgeny Gromov takes the position of huntsman and gradually learns the basics of a new craft. Carrying out a special assignment from the Ministry of Hunting, they unwittingly become witnesses to terrible and frightening events, which will not be easy to explain...