Private investigator Tatyana Ivanova takes on a strange case. A young radio station employee suddenly becomes the heroine of a loud scandal: three of her colleagues die one after another under mysterious circumstances, and after each tragedy the girl gets a promotion. To the police, everything looks straightforward—like a cold, carefully constructed plan. But Ivanova refuses to accept hasty conclusions: the picture fits too perfectly, and the evidence is too insistently pointing to one single suspect. It looks like someone has cleverly arranged the trails, yet the real culprit is still nearby. The main question remains: how many more people is he willing to destroy for his scheme?
While Tatyana tries to dig out the truth, the criminal is already preparing the next step—more risky and unpredictable.
Marina Serova is a prominent figure in modern Russian detective fiction. She graduated from the law faculty of Moscow State University, worked in the Prosecutor General’s Office, and was involved in operational work. The author of many plot-driven works, with total printings exceeding twenty million copies.