About the book: 2020 / NOMINATION "BEST MODERN DETECTIVE". COMPETITION "IN THE WORDS OF EYEWITNESSES". A romantic detective story about how one event can change your whole life. Whether Vera gets the required score on the exam or not - this is the turning point, after which the story about the fate of the main character is divided into two parallel realities. In one, Vera finds herself drawn into the investigation of a mysterious murder. Vera's neighbor's friend was killed. Suspect number one is the victim's new boyfriend. But is it really him? Vera will have to uncover many secrets in order to figure out who the cunning criminal really is. In another reality, Vera will have a difficult relationship with a successful but complex man. She will fall into a terrible trap. Will he be able to get out of it? Events develop unpredictably. Two variable stories and two endings await you.