The novel by M. Milyakov (already known to the reader from the novel “Name Day”) can be called a psychological detective story. Alpine mountain camp. The four brave ones make the ascent. The main characters are Sergei Nevraev, a courageous, noble man, and his antipode and rival Zhora Bardoshin. The circumstances in which the heroes find themselves subject them to serious tests. In retrospect, the author reveals the history of relationships, the circumstances of the lives of the characters, and makes us think about the categories of good and evil, love and hate.