The events in the novel 'Serpent's Bite' take place in the Far-East region of Russia. The corpse of a man with a cut throat is found on a staircase of an apartment building. A series of mysterious murders follow one after another. The investigation is assigned to a young police detective Belov, who finds himself in complex and dangerous situations throughout the novel. Due to his genuine talent, wits, and, of course, luck, Belov manages to prevail in the struggle with the criminal world. The head of this criminal world is the mysterious figure known by a chilling nickname Serpent…