# Evgeny Sukhov (Евгений Сухов)

> Evgeny Sukhov is a Russian novelist: 157 historical, crime and detective novels in 30 series, from the “I Am a Thief-in-Law” mafia saga to SMERSH wartime thrillers and tsarist-era mysteries. Read opening pages, hear audio samples, find translations.

Evgeny Sukhov (also transliterated Yevgeny/Evgeniy Sukhov; Russian: Евгений Сухов) is a Russian novelist and palaeontologist born in 1959 in Potsdam, based in Kazan and Vienna. He writes historical, crime and detective novels: mafia sagas (the “Я — вор в законе / I Am a Thief-in-Law” series, 35 books), SMERSH and Second World War thrillers, tsarist-era detective stories, and historical novels. Winner of the Derzhavin Prize (2025); finalist of the Fazil Iskander Prize (2024). Official bilingual site (Russian / English). The books are in Russian; translations into English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian are in preparation. Each book page has an annotation, opening pages and links to the retailer (Litres) and to the audiobook where one exists.

## Useful for
- Readers looking for Russian crime, historical and detective fiction, and Russian authors beyond the classics
- Producers, screenwriters and scouts looking for Russian source material for film, TV and audio: 157 novels in 30 series, most of them multi-book series with recurring heroes (crime and mafia sagas, WWII and post-war detective stories, tsarist-era detectives, historical epics); 0 also exist as audiobooks. Adaptation of books published by Eksmo is governed by the author's agreement with the publisher; translation rights are held by the author. Rights enquiries: see https://evgenysukhov.com/en/legal/
- Publishers and translators: translation rights are held by the author; see https://evgenysukhov.com/en/legal/

## Series
- [I Am a Thief-in-Law / Я — вор в законе](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/ya-vor-v-zakone/): 9 books
- [SMERSH: Stalin's Special Forces / СМЕРШ — спецназ Сталина](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/smersh-specnaz-stalina/): 12 books
- [Troubled Spring of '45 / Тревожная весна 45-го](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/trevozhnaya-vesna-45-go-poslevoennyy-detektiv/): 11 books
- [Investigations of a Crime Reporter / Расследования криминального репортера](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/rassledovaniya-kriminalnogo-reportera/): 11 books
- [Notes of a Court Detective / Записки придворного сыщика](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/zapiski-pridvornogo-syschika/): 9 books
- [The Jacks of Hearts / Червонные валеты](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/chervonnye-valety/): 7 books
- [The Safecracker / Медвежатник](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/medvezhatnik/): 7 books
- [The Spear of Destiny / Копьё судьбы](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/kope-sudby/): 2 books
- [Trench Truth of Victory / Окопная правда Победы](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/okopnaya-pravda-pobedy-romany-napisannye-vnukami-frontovikov/): 4 books
- [Cases of Investigator Volovtsov / Дела следователя Воловцова](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/dela-sledovatelya-volovcova/): 4 books
- [Somali Pirates / Сомалийские пираты](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/somaliyskie-piraty/): 4 books
- [The Wanderings of the Wonder-Worker / Скитания Чудотворной](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/skitaniia-chudotvornoi/): 3 books
- [The Ingenious Robbery / Гениальное ограбление](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/genialnoe-ograblenie/): 2 books
- [His Highness's Adventurer / Авантюрист Его Высочества](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/avanturist-ego-vysochestva/): 2 books
- [Rasputin's Gift / Подарок Распутина](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/podarok-rasputina/): 3 books
- [The Wild Years of Ivan the Terrible / Лихие леты Ивана Грозного](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/lihie-lety-ivana-groznogo/): 2 books
- [Stalin's Diamonds / Алмазы Сталина](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/almazy-stalina/): 3 books
- [The Genius Hacker / Гениальный хакер](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/genialnyy-haker/): 3 books
- [Thieves' Endgame / Воровской эндшпиль](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/vorovskoy-endshpil/): 2 books
- [Volcanic Apocalypse / Вулканический апокалипсис](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/vulkanicheskiy-apokalipsis/): 2 books
- [The Theft of the Millennium / Кража Тысячелетия](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/krazha-tysyacheletiya/): 2 books
- [The Irreconcilables / Непримиримые](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/neprimirimye/): 2 books
- [The Reckless Embassy / Разудалое посольство](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/razudaloe-posolstvo/): 2 books
- [Detective Nostalgia / Детектив-Ностальгия](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/detektiv-nostalgiya/): 9 books
- [Stand-alone Novels / Отдельные романы](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/other-novels/): 11 books
- [Novels of the Wild / Романы о природе](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/romany-o-prirode/): 1 books
- [Mystic Novels / Мистические романы](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/misticheskie-romany/): 3 books
- [I Am a Thief-in-Law: Stand-alone Novels / Я — вор в законе: отдельные романы](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/ya-vor-v-zakone-otdelnye/): 8 books
- [Novels of the Cheka / Романы о ВЧК](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/romany-o-vchk/): 11 books
- [Action Thrillers / Боевики](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/series/boeviki/): 6 books

## Key pages
- [Author and home](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/)
- [All books](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/books/)
- [Audiobooks](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/audiobooks/)
- [Author's choice](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/choice/)
- [Recognition: prizes and honours](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/recognition/)
- [Notes](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/notes/)
- [Rights and legal information](https://evgenysukhov.com/en/legal/)
- [Full catalogue for LLMs](https://evgenysukhov.com/llms-full.txt)

## Russian version
- [Русская версия](https://evgenysukhov.com/ru/)