About the book: 2017 / Here is a book of a rare and most sought-after genre - a documentary detective story, the incredible intrigue of which is completely based on real facts. The author tells the story in a confidential manner The eyewitness, using the example of the most interesting cases, continues to reveal the principles of operation of the modern investigative system. In some cases, the documentary plot of the incident and its investigation turn out to be no less intriguing than even in the most popular adventure films. All detective stories in the collection are united by the main feature - we are talking about crimes that caused the greatest resonance in the media and social networks. Therefore, an important part of the work in connection with the investigation fell on the shoulders of the author himself, who headed the media relations department of the Investigative Committee of Russia. The book includes five documentary detective stories about successful investigations, during which ICR investigators overcame almost hopeless obstacles and vast distances: it’s like this the so-called “GTA gang” operating on the highways near Moscow; the case of the cold-blooded murder of 17 elderly pensioners in the Ural cities; the case of the terrorist attack at Domodedovo airport; the case of the Baltic pirates who seized the Arctic Sea cargo ship; the case of the Yak-42 crash in Yaroslavl, where the Lokomotiv hockey team died»…