About the book: 2008 / Dasha Vasilyeva again finds herself in a whirlpool of terrible events: graphomaniac Vladimir Vile decides that she should “promote” his novel. And when Dasha tries to evade, she begins to threaten to do what is written about in the “masterpiece” - to kidnap and kill a child. True, a stranger: Arkady and Manya will not allow themselves to be offended, everyone knows that! Alas, neither logic nor reasoning works when dealing with a madman. And not with just one! It gradually becomes clear that Dasha found herself in an extremely strange environment. All relationships between Vasilyeva’s new acquaintances are based on hatred. And from hatred to murder, as you know, there is only one step. The situation is so complicated that even Colonel Degtyarev, always dissatisfied with the amateur activities of a private investigation lover, is ready to listen to her this time!..