Mikhail Demin gained popularity with the Russian reader immediately after the release of the first Russian edition (1981) of the novel “Blatnaya”. In the new book by Demin, “Crossroads of Fate”, there are two detective-adventure stories connected by the same heroes. Posts Tagged ‘... And five bottles of vodka" - the first Russian work of this genre, which appeared in the West - was first published in 1975 in translation into French and Italian. The story "Secrets of Siberian diamonds" was completed by the author relatively recently Despite the commonality of the genre, these books are very different. The heroes of the first of them - urban criminals - operate in the south of Ukraine, in sunny Poltava; the second leads the reader into the cruel world of taiga swamps and diamond mines of Yakutia - the coldest region of Eastern Siberia. In reviews of Demin's works, critics invariably note the rare ability to combine an exciting plot with the accuracy and reliability of even the smallest details of the narrative. So, according to his "Siberian" books, it is really possible to study Siberia!