• A reissue of one of Elena Mikhalkova’s best detective stories in a new design. The author’s “Flawless Detective” series in paperback.• A fascinating story about an old school grudge. Can it really hurt so much that even many years later a person will dream of revenge and will not hesitate to stain his hands with blood?• Elena Mikhalkova is one of the most filmed authors of Russian detective stories. The circulation of her books has exceeded 1,000,000 copies.• The investigation is led by detectives Makar Ilyushin and Sergei Babkin – a favorite couple of Russian readers and viewers.• We recommend the novel to fans of detective stories that fully reveal Russian reality. And also to those who love it when a case is investigated by an eccentric detective with a peculiar sense of humor.• Read the book – watch the film. In 2019, the novel was made into a film.