Он вернулся с афганской войны инвалидом - потерял левую руку. Государство отвернулось от него, как и от тысяч его собратьев по оружию. И Левша - теперь его зовут так - ступает на стезю заказных убийств: уж что-что, а убивать его хорошо научили. Но вот он получает задание от московских "авторитетов". Нужно найти за границей одного человека, укравшего у них деньги. Пока что просто найти. Цена вопроса - миллион долларов. Левша подозревает, что здесь не все чисто. Наконец он выясняет, что выполнить это задание - значит погибнуть. А не выполнить - тем более… Но Левша давно познал одну простую истину: помимо двух вариантов, всегда бывает еще и третий. И он выбирает именно этот вариант - свой…
Chingiz Akif oglu Abdullayev (Azerbaijani: Çingiz Akif oğlu Abdullayev; born April 7, 1959, Baku) is Azerbaijani writer, Secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers. Each book he writes now earns him more than $ 200,000 within two or three years.He is known mostly for his detective novels, which became extremely popular throughout the former Soviet Union and continue to attract readers not only in the CIS but also throughout the world.
Abdullayev has been published more than any other Azerbaijani writer. His books sold more than 20 million copies - mostly in the genre of detective novels and short stories in the Russian language.
He has authored more than 86 works, including novels and short stories, which have been published in 17 languages in 23 countries throughout the world. including the countries of the Former Soviet Union, France, Israel, Sweden, Norway, Turkey and Bulgaria. His detective novels that are listed in The Golden Fund of World Detective Literature include: Blue Angels, The Law of Scoundrels, Better to Be Holy, The Shadow of Herod, and Three Colors of Blood.Some of his characters, such as Drongo, have become so well known and beloved by the general public that they have become woven into legends and parodies.Most readers believe that the author described his adventures under this character. The name comes from a small but brave Asian bird drongo that shows no fear to larger birds.