Private detective Tatyana Ivanova hadn’t planned a trip to a remote village in the Ryazan region, where a Frenchwoman, Lenka, had invited her. However, soon she was forced to go there after a late-night call from her friend, who reported a series of horrifying crimes: an unknown person kills elderly women and leaves Tarot cards on their bodies. Tatyana couldn’t stay aside and decided to look into the case of the mysterious village murderer. Marina Serova is a bright phenomenon in the world of Russian detective fiction. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Moscow State University, worked for the Office of the Prosecutor General, and took part in operational activities. Serova is the author of many gripping novels, with a total circulation of over twenty million copies.