Метод исключения

Byork Devor otdal kompanyy dvadtsat let zhyzny,a potom ego zaprosto vzyaly y uvolyly po sokrashchenyyu. Vot uzhe dva goda emu ne udaetsya nayty druguyu rabotu. Y on takoy ne odyn — v strane ekonomycheskyy spad, y menedzheram srednego zvena prykhodytsya tugo. No Byorku ot etogo ne legche, a pryamo naprotyv: v bytve za kazhdoe novoe mesto u nego slyshkom mnogo konkurentov. Gora neoplachennykh schetov rastet. Syn-student okazyvaetsya v polytsyy. Zhena nachynaet poglyadyvat na storonu. Bez raboty myr raspadaetsya na kusky — problemu nuzhno srochno reshat!Y Byork nakhodyt reshenye. Razumeetsya, on ne stanet khvatatsya za topor y ubyvat napravo y nalevo — on zhe ne psykhopat. Da y chem by eto pomoglo? Net, on postupyt umnee. V kontse kontsov vsegda okazyvaetsya, chto rasschytyvat v etom myre mozhno tolko na sebya. . Psykhologycheskyy detektyv ot Donalda Uestleyka, udostoennyy nomynatsyy na prestyzhnuyu premyyu «Makavyty» v kategoryy «Luchshyy detektyvnyy roman». – V 2025 godu po knyge vyshla odnoymennaya ekranyzatsyya ot kultovogo rezhyssera Pak Chkhan Uka, voshedshaya v konkursnuyu programmu Venetsyanskogo kynofestyvalya — shans poznakomytsya s pervoystochnykom do yly posle prosmotra!– Napryazhennyy syuzhet o cheloveke na grany: kogda zhyzn rushytsya, a tradytsyonnye puty zakryty, glavnyy geroy nakhodyt nestandartnyy vykhod yz sytuatsyy. – Realystychnoe yzobrazhenye ekonomycheskogo kryzysa y ego vlyyanyya na sudbu prostogo cheloveka: dolgy, semeynye problemy, bezrabotytsa — y otchayannaya popytka vse yspravyt. – Knyga vkhodyt v seryyu «Velykye myrovye detektyvy» — kollektsyyu znakovykh proyzvedenyy zhanra so vsego myra. Yzdanye v tverdom pereplete s atmosfernoy yllyustratsyey, usylyvayushchey pogruzhenye v mrachnuyu atmosferu ystoryy.

Burke Devore gave the company twenty years of his life, and then they just took him and fired him for redundancy. He has not been able to find another job for two years now. And he's not the only one — there's an economic downturn in the country, and middle managers are having a hard time. But that doesn't make it any easier for Burke, just the opposite: he has too many competitors in the battle for each new position. The mountain of unpaid bills is growing. The student's son ends up in the police station. The wife starts to look at the side. Without work, the world is falling apart — the problem needs to be solved urgently!And Burke finds a solution. Of course, he won't grab an axe and kill right and left —he's not a psychopath. And how would it help? No, he would be smarter. In the end, it always turns out that you can only rely on yourself in this world. . A psychological detective story by Donald Westlake, who was nominated for the prestigious Macavity Award in the Best Detective Novel category. – In 2025, a film adaptation of the same name from the cult director Park Chang—wook was released based on the book, which was included in the competition program of the Venice Film Festival - a chance to get acquainted with the original source before or after watching!– A tense story about a man on the edge: when life collapses and traditional paths are closed, the main character finds an unconventional way out of the situation. – Realistic depiction of the economic crisis and its impact on the fate of the common man: debts, family problems, unemployment — and a desperate attempt to fix everything. – The book is part of the "Great World Detectives" series, a collection of iconic works of the genre from around the world. The hardcover edition features atmospheric illustrations that enhance immersion in the dark atmosphere of the story.