Three years have passed since Major Polяkov’s beloved girl went missing—Maria Belozerova. At the time, a maniac, rapist, and killer was operating in the city, and Masha was considered his victim. But now, near Polяkov’s house, the body of a woman has been found. The poor woman was killed half a year ago; genetic analysis shows it isn’t Masha. Yet she’s wearing things that the missing Belozerova had on the day she disappeared! Major Polяkov is a suspect and removed from the case, but he begins his own investigation together with a local TV reporter.
Several gripping plot lines about the fates of different people develop in parallel, so that in the finale they intertwine into a single knot—when all secrets are revealed and the villains are brought to light. It’s hard to imagine that a daring idea to set down a fictional criminal story on paper would suddenly grow into something serious and become the meaning of life. That’s exactly how Russian writer Galina Romanova’s creative path began. And now she is rightfully considered a true expert in feelings and relationships. The total print run of Galina Romanova’s books has exceeded 3 million copies.