On the occasion of the hostess’s death, a “grieving” family gathers at an old Roman villa. But soon the villa turns into a crime scene, and the guests face mortal danger. The only hope for salvation is to find the treasure hidden on the villa, and the path to it is indicated by an incomprehensible cipher. The case is taken up by the deceased’s Russian daughter-in-law, Anna Yasinskaya.
In this book, everything is not what it seems: the setting, the heroes, and even the story itself, which only pretends to be a classic detective story in a locked house.