About the book: 2009 / A group of major Russian politicians and businessmen is sent to Ugoria, a former republic of the Soviet Union, to support “ours” candidates in the presidential elections. An unexpected string of brutal murders confounds all the plans of the Russian delegation. Moscow insists that Yegor Kremnev participate in the investigation. The political background of the crimes is not in doubt until a woman appears in the case. Kremnev understands that the murders are completely unrelated to the elections. And the mysterious and elusive killer continues to act…