Fans of a domestic detective know this name. But hardly anyone wondered why Alexei Makeev was written in small letters on the covers of books, and Nikolai Leonov was printed in large print. This circumstance is understandable. But first, you should talk about the famous creator of detective stories.
Leonov Nikolay Ivanovich
The biography of this writer contains several important points:
- born in 1933 in Moscow;
- worked 10 years in the Moscow criminal investigation department;
- the operative’s service was not easy, he had to detain pickpockets, guard the suitcases of foreign citizens at the forecourt, track stolen goods at the flea market;
- rising to the rank of police captain, he confidently declared that every real detective, regardless of rank, should know the "street";
- in 1963, Leonov took up literature, began to write detective works.
He became a very famous author. The popularity of Nikolai Leonov’s novels and short stories is due to his practical experience, which turned out to be an invaluable source from which to draw interesting stories and characteristic characters. In addition, emotional responsiveness, preserved in a daily encounter with evil and cruelty, left a unique imprint of true philanthropy on all the works of Nikolai Leonov.
The most famous of his works was a cycle of stories about Colonel Gurov. The writer completed his last novel in late 1998, and in 1999 in January Nikolai Ivanovich passed away. And books with his name are published to this day, however, a name printed in small print “Makeev Alexey” appeared next to the main author.
Riddle
It is believed that these two writers worked closely, were co-authors. But one fact will overwhelm a curious researcher as soon as he wants to get to know the writer, whose name is Makeev Aleksey Viktorovich. The biography of this author is very mysterious. The fact is that it is an exact copy of the biography of Nikolai Leonov. Although there is one slight difference regarding the date of death. It follows from some sources that Makeev died on January 14, 1999.
That is, from all this it follows that Leonov Nikolai Ivanovich and Makeev Alexey Viktorovich lived completely identical fates, wrote the same books and died almost simultaneously - with a difference of one day. Although there are publications in which nothing is said about the death of Alexei Makeev and it can be assumed that he did not die, but lives and works to this day. Is it so?
The secret is revealed?
The answer to this "detective" story is that the wide popularity of Nikolai Leonov was too attractive, so the Eksmo publishing house in 1998 hastened to register the Nikolay Leonov trademark. Since then, books with his name on the covers continue to be published. A large number of followers of the famous author tirelessly work on the creation of his heritage, which tells all about the same: about the exploits of the famous Gurov. This group of writers uses a pseudonym - Makeev Alexey. Therefore, he cannot be alive, as well as dead, because he does not exist as a person. Such a second lieutenant Kizhe.
Prolific author
Unlike the senseless second lieutenant, Aleksey Makeev is a prolific writer: to this day, fans of the police detective novelty brand are offered Alexey Makeev. For example, it is known that over the past two years 323 books of this creative collective have been published.
In the article you can get acquainted with the latest works of this writer's brand, which were published in 2016.
"Double loop"
Briefly about the plot: Gurov with Kryachko - colonels of the MUR, go to the Urals in order to prevent the assassination of a certain Stratonov. They find a potential performer, but he dies, and they shoot at Stratonov, but he is saved by a security guard. Gurov suspects that there are more hunters for the state of the oligarch than he expected. And one of the rich man's associates is involved in the game with death.
"Abandoned quarry"
Gurov finds himself in a provincial village in the Northern Urals. Next to it is a quarry. In it, the colonel and the local district police officer find a corpse missing person the circumstances of his death seem strange to Gurov. He began an investigation, during which he discovered the theft of explosives. The colonel links these two cases into one and does not even know what the investigation will turn out to be.
"Cop hook"
Ferdyshchenko - the founder of the Argonaut concern, a businessman and politician, was found hanging from a hook for meat carcasses. It turns out that competitors are not involved in this matter. Gurov and Kryachko are joining the investigation. This case becomes dangerous, witnesses die, and a corpse is again found in a warehouse of a meat concern. Not only that - the detectives themselves feel that they are threatened with death.
