About the book: 2012 / Her name aroused awe even in the most desperate bandits. This woman was wanted by the police of all European countries. There were rumors that the gang of which she was the leader consisted entirely of her ex-husbands. Many legends have circulated and still circulate about Sofya Bluvshtein, who went down in history as Sonya the Golden Hand. The information that has reached us about her life is extremely contradictory. The author of this book offers his interpretation of the tragic fate of the great swindler. Based on documentary sources and materials from criminal cases of the early 20th century, the book reconstructs the most daring and high-profile scams of Sonya Zolotoy Ruchka.