About the book: 2013 / Eric Petrov, the grandson of the famous Belgian detective, always keeps his word. He promised to bring his friend Marisha Vesnina to meet grandma Nika - and now they are already there, ready to finally relax in the rural outback. And the village is very strange... Here, from mouth to mouth, an ominous legend is passed on about a terrible Beast, leaving behind mysterious traces and taking small children with it. This happened in the past, the twentieth century, and began again several years ago... The beast has changed its appearance - now, on the eve of the disappearances of children, a sparkling grin of a monster appears in the sky, capable of frightening everyone. Marisha and Eric are not very inclined to believe in this mysticism. But they saw with their own eyes an eerie luminous face against the background of darkening night clouds! And the next morning it turns out that little Zhorik has disappeared... And Eric has no choice but to take up the investigation…