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Darvin Minor - pervoklassnyĭ spet͡sialist po dorozhno-transportnym proisshestvii͡am. Samye slozhnye i zaputannye sluchai, podlezhashchie strakhovym iskam, dli͡a nego ne predstavli͡ai͡ut zagadki. Vooruzhivshisʹ kalʹkuli͡atorom, lineĭkoĭ i videokameroĭ, on vosstanavlivaet tragicheskie sobytii͡a ne khuzhe li͡ubogo professionalʹnogo detektiva. No odnazhdy proiskhodit nechto strannoe: Darvin Minor podvergaetsi͡a napadenii͡u so storony naemnykh ubiĭt͡s, atakui͡ushchikh ego na trasse. Ochevidno, chto on vstal poperek dorogi komu-to ochenʹ vazhnomu. Komu zhe? Pokushenii͡a na ego zhiznʹ ne prekrashchai͡utsi͡a, no ubiĭt͡sy ne znai͡ut, chto Darvin Minor voeval vo Vʹetname, gde byl snaĭperom v sostave morskoĭ pekhoty. Prishla pora raschekhlitʹ pyli͡ashcheesi͡a v podvale oruzhie…. Napri͡azhennyĭ triller s ėlementami detektiva i boevika ot Dėna Simmonsa. - Roman vkhodit v uslovnyĭ t͡sikl "Dėĭl Sti͡uart/Maĭkl O'Rurk" vmeste s proizvedenii͡ami "Leto nochi", "Deti nochi" i "Zimnie prizraki". Knigi obʺedineny obshchimi geroi͡ami, no kazhdai͡a rasskazyvaet otdelʹnui͡u istorii͡u ikh vzroslenii͡a i stolknovenii͡a s misticheskimi taĭnami. - Dėn Simmons (1948-2026) - amerikanskiĭ pisatelʹ, rabotavshiĭ v zhanrakh nauchnoĭ fantastiki, khorrora, detektiva i istoricheskoĭ prozy. Laureat mnozhestva prestizhnykh premiĭ, v tom chisle "Khʹi͡ugo" i "Lokus", avtor kulʹtovykh proizvedeniĭ "Giperion" i "Terror". - V t͡sentre istorii - Darvin Minor, virtuoznyĭ spet͡sialist po dorozhno‑transportnym proisshestvii͡am: s kalʹkuli͡atorom, lineĭkoĭ i videokameroĭ on vosstanavlivaet kartinu tragedii tochnee li͡ubogo detektiva, no odnazhdy ego professionalʹnai͡a pronit͡satelʹnostʹ oborachivaetsi͡a protiv nego - na nego otkryvai͡ut okhotu. - Proshloe geroi͡a stanovitsi͡a ego glavnym oruzhiem: vʹetnamskiĭ opyt snaĭpera morskoĭ pekhoty, godami spri͡atannyĭ v podvale vmeste s vintovkoĭ, vnezapno okazyvaetsi͡a edinstvennym shansom vyzhitʹ.

Darwin Minor is a first–class specialist in road accidents. The most complex and confusing cases subject to insurance claims are not a mystery to him. Armed with a calculator, ruler, and video camera, he reconstructs tragic events as well as any professional detective. But one day something strange happens: Darwin Minor is attacked by assassins attacking him on the highway. Obviously, he got in the way of someone very important. To whom? Attempts on his life do not stop, but the killers do not know that Darwin Minor fought in Vietnam, where he was a sniper in the Marines. It's time to uncover the weapons gathering dust in the basement.... A tense thriller with detective and action elements from Dan Simmons. – The novel is included in the conditional cycle "Dale Stewart/Michael O'Rourke" along with the works "Summer of the Night", "Children of the Night" and "Winter Ghosts". The books are united by common characters, but each tells a separate story of their growing up and encountering mystical mysteries. – Dan Simmons (1948-2026) is an American writer who worked in the genres of science fiction, horror, detective and historical fiction. Winner of many prestigious awards, including Hugo and Locus, author of the cult works Hyperion and Terror. – At the center of the story is Darwin Minor, a virtuoso specialist in road accidents: with a calculator, ruler and video camera, he reconstructs the picture of the tragedy more accurately than any detective, but one day his professional insight turns against him — he is hunted. – The hero's past becomes his main weapon: the Vietnamese experience of a Marine sniper, hidden in the basement with a rifle for years, suddenly turns out to be the only chance to survive.