Cut Flowers

In a small provincial town in the midst of spring, someone kills women one after another. First, the bride dies at her own wedding; then an actress from the theatre dies in the dressing room; and after that, a wealthy businesswoman is murdered right during a date by the riverbank. Their fate is shared by a teacher, a psychologist, the oligarch’s wife, and a waitress. There’s nothing connecting them—except for the killer’s final “gift”: a red rose on a long stem. Detective Shura Napoleonov is at a loss—what thread to follow?! But then the sharp and compassionate Miroslava Volgina steps in, along with her constant assistant—a handsome charmer. It’s their friends, enemies, relatives, and loved ones of the victims who will lead them to the incredible solution…