These images are firmly imprinted into our cultural code. The duel of the heroes Jean-Paul Belmondo and Robert Ossein under the immortal Che Mai Morricone is an infinitely long duel of glances, which turned into an instant exchange of shots… But Belmondo confidently goes to the helicopter, while the powers that be decide his fate by phone ... Yes, this is the cult film "The Professional", 1981. It has a literary basis – a novel by the English writer Patrick Alexander, which you are holding in your hands. There were other names and a different location in the film. But you will easily learn the story of how two years ago British agent Richard Abbott was given the task to eliminate the African president Njala. But the political situation has changed, Abbott was handed over to the enemy. Now, two years later, he is returning to London to complete an assignment. Njala must die.