A new novel from the author of Orthodox bestsellers: “My Posthumous Adventures,” “Quench My Sorrow,” and “The Path of Cassandra.” A new stage in the work of the most popular writer of Russian émigré literature. The birth of a new genre—an action-packed Orthodox detective. The first book about the adventures of Countess Apraksina, who helps the Munich police investigate the harshest and most tangled crimes within the Russian émigré community. Like the legendary Miss Marple, penned by Agatha Christie, for a Russian amateur of detective work there are no unsolvable mysteries and no hopeless cases—her incredible insight, knowledge of the “mysterious Russian soul,” and faith in the Higher Judgment help her punish evil and restore justice.