A tragedy occurred in the family of microbiology professor Taimulla Azhar. His common-law wife Angelina fled in an unknown direction, taking with her their common daughter. Azhar cannot start an investigation legally because he is not officially Hadiya's father. On the advice of his close friend, Barbara Havers, he hires a private detective. However, the search does not yield results. And then things take an unexpected turn. Angelina returns to London with her new lover and declares that her daughter was kidnapped in broad daylight in the Italian city of Lucca - and that it was Azhar who did it...Elizabeth George is an outstanding master of the detective novel. Her work has won recognition from readers all over the world, including in Russia. Her books are published in millions of copies, become the basis for television films, and receive prestigious literary awards.