Famous fashion designer falls victim to scammers. The music producer shares an apartment in Moscow with his wife. The daughter of a Soviet-era movie star loses her inheritance... These are not announcements of the TV program "Scandals, intrigues, investigations," but the real affairs of detective Ernest Aslanyan. For 13 years of private practice, he has solved more than 1.5 thousand crimes involving both popular politicians, artists, businessmen, and the most ordinary citizens. The detective transformed his rich experience into a system of methods for protecting life and information. In his book, he explains how: - to predict the actions of people; - to avoid scammers; - to act when a loved one or business partner deceives; - to punish unscrupulous alimony workers, and also why Tinder is a dangerous thing.