His car is blown up. His funeral is magnificent and solemn. But in fact, he, deputy and businessman Vasily Cherkesov, is alive - after all, a truly miracle happened: at the moment of the explosion, it was not Cherkesov, but his poor friend, who was in the car. The burnt body of the unfortunate man was buried. The deputy rushes to his most faithful person, his beautiful mistress Allochka, to come to his senses and find out: who dared to kill him? However, death is on his heels: someone knows that he is alive, and therefore the hunt continues. Cherkesov runs to the village where his old woman, teacher Liza, lives. But there is no peace for him either. Lisa’s love cannot be returned, and the hunter for his life is not asleep... The book was also published under the title “The Nine Lives of a Black Cat.”