Maniac operating in a quiet village? Impossible... However, the police discover again and again the bodies of people killed in the same way. The handwriting is so bright that there can be no doubt... But how does the killer manage to commit crimes practically in full view of others - and disappear without a trace? Where is he hiding? On what principle does he choose his victims? Nadezhda Lebedeva, an experienced amateur detective who accidentally ended up in the village, begins her own investigation...