Лев Мартинов, an aide to a State Duma deputy, felt like the master of the world. Well, the master’s aide. And he didn’t expect that one terrible morning his life would swell up into a bunch of problems and go off the rails. He’ll have to run, hide, and run again. Fate tossed him an incredible quest where there will be everything: police, a Romani camp, a brothel for faithful wives, mysterious murders, Parisian lilacs, and a lot of airplanes. What does love have to do with it, you might ask? But it will show up too.