Американские спецслужбы дали ему кличку Альпинист, российские - Ветеран. Раньше он служил в КГБ, потом - в органах безопасности Азербайджана. Теперь же он внедрен в неуловимую террористическую организацию, базирующуюся в горных пещерах Афганистана. Так кто же он на самом деле? Пожалуй, Физули Гусейнов и сам затруднится с ответом. Но это не важно, имеет значение лишь его задача. Тайная лаборатория террористов по производству "грязного" ядерного оружия уничтожена, но два контейнера с готовыми "изделиями" исчезли в неизвестном направлении. Рано или поздно они где-нибудь всплывут, поставив под угрозу жизни тысяч людей. Этого нельзя допустить. И тогда придет час Ветерана - именно он окажется в роли оружия возмездия…
Chingiz Akif oglu Abdullayev (Azerbaijani: Çingiz Akif oğlu Abdullayev; born April 7, 1959, Baku) is Azerbaijani writer, Secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers. Each book he writes now earns him more than $ 200,000 within two or three years.He is known mostly for his detective novels, which became extremely popular throughout the former Soviet Union and continue to attract readers not only in the CIS but also throughout the world.
Abdullayev has been published more than any other Azerbaijani writer. His books sold more than 20 million copies - mostly in the genre of detective novels and short stories in the Russian language.
He has authored more than 86 works, including novels and short stories, which have been published in 17 languages in 23 countries throughout the world. including the countries of the Former Soviet Union, France, Israel, Sweden, Norway, Turkey and Bulgaria. His detective novels that are listed in The Golden Fund of World Detective Literature include: Blue Angels, The Law of Scoundrels, Better to Be Holy, The Shadow of Herod, and Three Colors of Blood.Some of his characters, such as Drongo, have become so well known and beloved by the general public that they have become woven into legends and parodies.Most readers believe that the author described his adventures under this character. The name comes from a small but brave Asian bird drongo that shows no fear to larger birds.