Russia is preparing for its first Olympics. The honor of the Empire is at stake. But it just had to happen at this very moment that something terrible occurred! The Diamond Star of St. Andrew the First-Called—the state’s highest order—has been stolen. Those involved in the theft are people whom official for special assignments Rodion Vanzarov could not even have suspected! Investigating this extraordinary case, Vanzarov is forced to be wary even of his best friend and partner, the great criminalist Apollon Lebedev. Receiving unlimited powers from the emperor, Vanzarov is ready to sacrifice everything for the sake of justice!