About the book: 2020 / The first victim was Gurov’s neighbor at the entrance. The colonel himself accidentally discovered the corpse, and next to it a strange inscription. Soon a second murder was committed. And again - an inscription and an incomprehensible still life. An experienced detective suggests that these are not just random things, but clues indicating where the next crime will be committed. At some point, Gurov realizes with horror that the next target of the killer should be... his wife Maria. It seems that in this way someone is settling scores with Gurov himself. But who? The colonel is in a hurry to identify the attacker, because he has practically no time left to prevent another murder.…