When her husband suggested that Polina celebrate New Year’s at his school friend Kirill’s, she immediately suspected something was wrong, as her husband was a complete stranger! It turned out that Kirill had asked Sergei, a high-profile investigator, for help—a bomb had been sent to his office disguised as a New Year’s gift. The package included an old postcard with white lilies and a strange inscription… Arriving in his hometown, Sergei delved into the circumstances and began to suspect that the assassination attempt on his friend was connected to an old tragic story, one that all their classmates, and even they themselves, preferred to forget… Anna Knyazeva’s action-packed novels explore crimes whose traces lead into the past, shedding light on its mysteries. Follow the heroes on a journey to uncover ancient secrets and exciting adventures!