Touch of Death

Elena Gordina’s new novel is a story where mysticism intertwines with secrets from the past and a deadly threat.

For Irina, an ordinary business trip suddenly turns into a nightmare: a suspicious taxi driver, a wrong turn—and instead of her usual route, she ends up on an abandoned road leading into a deep forest. After that, something inexplicable begins happening to her: she sees images of someone else’s death, silhouettes of the dead; and at the cemetery she notices her own name carved into a gravestone.

Trying not to break down, Irina convinces herself that it’s all due to exhaustion and nervous tension. But soon it becomes clear: she is standing on the border between two worlds, and the suddenly revealed ability is not a coincidence. It leads to an old tragedy that had been trying to hide for years—and to a person whose soul never found peace.

To protect her loved ones and get her old life back, Irina must find out who dragged her into this trap—and why death chose her specifically.