About the book: 2015 / An amateur production of Hamlet with the participation of representatives of the aristocratic families of England ended in a terrible crime - the Lord Chancellor, who played the role of Polonius, was killed. Inspector John Appleby draws attention to that the fact that shortly before the murder, a mysterious unknown person began to literally stalk the victim with anonymous messages containing quotes from the works of Shakespeare. But what were they - threats, warnings or something else?.. John Appleby and his friend, Professor Giles Gott, are ready to take on this case and find the culprit…