Hero of the novel "Tattooed Skin" Volkov-Wolf-Painted again in battle. A former special intelligence fighter, a participant in military operations performs a particularly important task of political significance. He has to go through all the circles of prison hell, the language, laws and customs of which he knows well. Physical strength, boxer experience, icy composure, ingenuity help him withstand monstrous trials. And also... tattooed pictures on the skin, which, contrary to the laws of nature, behave like living things...