At the beginning of the twentieth century, in an Italian monastery, a ciphered medieval manuscript with unusual drawings was found. Its secret has not been revealed to this day. Natalia Kulikova tries to decipher the mysterious text known as the Voynich manuscript. Is the kidnapping of a girl connected to the fact that she got too close to the solution? Maxim Arefyev is a successful treasure hunter. And now he is close to the greatest luck of his life. But there are people ready for anything to stop him one step away from his goal.
Edward Kelley, an adventurer and court alchemist, wants fame and wealth. But the royal court is full of intrigues and does not favor a stranger. And then Edward chooses another path… The mysterious manuscript will help him reach his desired outcome. But what will the price be?
Three lines intertwine in Elena Mikhalkova’s new detective novel: love, betrayal, enmity. All the characters are drawn into a whirlpool mixing the events of the Middle Ages and our time. Whom will the devil’s manuscript reveal its secret to?