Alexander Zakharov

Twelve-year-old Sasha is forced to leave Moscow for Pyatigorsk to live with his aunt while his doctor parents are on assignment in Africa. Local children, school bullying, and conflict with the leader, Marat, become part of his new life. When his parents disappear during a flood, the boy faces utter despair. Seeking strength, he discovers a passion-karate, where his strict sensei, Dmitriy, and his daughter, Masha, help him overcome his fears, develop his character, and find inner strength.

An insurance agent, an accountant, a digital gravedigger, a homeless accordion player, a typography designer and seven other completely different people meet at a cooking class. Father and son are driving a car through a monotonous, endless, cold autumn landscape. Their paths will all cross and life will never be the same again. Ultimately, each of them will understand what it means to be an angel on this cruel, dry, gray earth.

In a small modern city, a game called "Mad racing quest" begins. All the residents of the city receive messages in social. networks to participate in the game. The winner receives the money. The criminal situation is increasing dramatically. There is a series of murders and car accidents. The FSB and the Interior Ministry are trying hard to prevent the growing chaos in the city. The game includes young people, Anton and Zhenya, who are opposed to greedy money local crime. The organizers of the game, using the excitement of players, begin to punch them with their foreheads. The quest become more complicated with each passing day, and the money prize increases. Only at the end of the game, the young people who have reached the end realize that this whole game is a trap, the purpose of which is to search for people capable of solving a complex puzzle. However, having solved it, they become unnecessary witnesses. Now their life is under threat.