Universal Conspiracy. Eternal Rendezvous (Collection)

“An Eternal Date.” After the story of the murder, Marusya goes on vacation—to her aunt’s dacha. Grisha decides to go with her. Everything seems fine, but two things cast a shadow over Marusya’s rest: Grisha pays her absolutely no attention—he diligently fixes fences and old motorcycles; and the quarrelsome neighbor keeps starting scandals—with her aunt and with everyone around. Valerik gets on the nerves of the dacha crowd; someone threatens to turn him in to the police, and someone else plans to beat him up properly… But one beautiful morning Valerik turns out to be… dead. Which of the neighbors could possibly have thought of killing the troublemaker—and in such a radical way? Grisha and Marusya try to find out. Suspicion from the district officer falls on Grisha, but that simply cannot be true. Marusya decides she must save and protect him—and ends up trapped in a situation that threatens her inevitable death…

“An Eternal Date.” After the story of the murder, Marusya goes on vacation—to her aunt’s dacha. Grisha goes with her. Everything seems fine, but two things spoil Marusya’s vacation: Grisha doesn’t pay her any attention, and the quarrelsome neighbor keeps starting scandals with everyone around. Valerik annoys the dacha residents—and one fine morning he turns out to be… dead. Who among the neighbors could truly have thought of killing the troublemaker? Grisha and Marusya try to figure it out. Suspicion from the district officer falls on Grisha, but that simply cannot be true—and Marusya thinks she must save and protect him… and she herself falls into a trap that threatens her inevitable death…

Tatyana Ustinova is one of the top authors of modern Russian prose, a winner of two “Electronic Letter” awards, and a laureate of the TEFI award in the category “Screenwriter of a TV film.” “First among the best” is what people call Tatyana Vitalyevna—not just a witty epithet, but a title confirmed by dozens of written novels, successful film adaptations, and, of course, the love of many fans.