In the ancient lithoidal circles of the Lacustrine edge find the charry bodies of elderly men. All victims burned out alive. And all specifies on that this matter of hands of one man, mysterious serial killer nicknamed in the press of Камбрийским Сжигателем. He does not abandon evidences, police in confusion. While on the body of one of victims does not find the intagliated name of one of detectives - Washington of Poe. Now the disgraced policeman forces to return from retirements and to conduct investigation in that he does not quite have a desire to participate.Together with Tilly Брэдшоу, of genius, but very reserved by a woman-analyst from the National agency on a fight against criminality, Washington of Poe goes out on track of killer. Very soon becomes clear that Сжигателя has a plan and detective on some reason plays him a leading role. In a shocking finale coming Washington to doubt in everything, that he knew about itself, and to understand that is things far worse, than to be burned.