One Shadow for Two

When Danilov finally comes home, a terrible discovery is made: his wife is already dead… The traffic police inspector who stopped Danilov on the way unexpectedly “saves” him—what should have been an arrest turns into an ironclad alibi and spares him from prison. But this run of misfortunes does not end there. A mutilated mansion is found—the one an architect is about to hand over to a wealthy client—and in the office of his company, one of his employees is found murdered. Someone is persistently trying to discredit Danilov—the would-be musician, the son of famous parents who failed to live up to their expectations and was therefore despised… And perhaps he would never have decided to fight back if Marta hadn’t been there— a woman who has loved him his entire life. Now, with no dark shadow behind him, but instead the best person in the world, Danilov is able to withstand any blow…

Tatyana Ustinova is one of the most widely read authors of modern Russian prose, a two-time winner of the “Electronic Letter” awards, and a TEFI laureate in the category “Screenwriter of a TV film.” She is called “the first among the best”—and this isn’t just a catchy phrase, but a reputation confirmed by dozens of novels, successful adaptations for the screen, and the steady love of countless readers.