Wealthy young woman Sonya Kozelskaya dreams of a long and happy life with her beloved. But he leaves her for another woman, and a year later Sonya dies of poisoning. Her aunt Valentina, who recently moved in with her from Surgut, is also on the brink of life and death. Lawyer Liza Travina is convinced it was murder and begins her own investigation. At the same time, she has to deal with the mysterious disappearance of her assistant, Glafira. It’s strange that if Glafira was kidnapped, nobody asks for a ransom for her. Love-crime novels with erotic elements by Anna Danilova—master of psychological detective fiction—sold 4.5 million copies.