The fate of the Soviet cinema star Zoya Fedorova is extraordinary and controversial, and her murder has not yet been solved. Arrest as an accomplice to a foreign spy, the position of the daughter of an “enemy of the people”, a suicide attempt in the Lefortovo detention center, charges of espionage for foreign states, long years of imprisonment in the famous "Vladimirka" and a brilliant creative biography, government awards and prizes. How is this possible?! The investigation conducted by Fyodor Razzakov forces us to take a completely different look at the biography of the actress and the reasons for her tragic death. The author asks: was it by chance that the killer, who left almost no traces at the crime scene, “forgot” to take with him the cartridge case from the German Sauer pistol? Was this a hint at the “German line” through which Fedorova worked for the Soviet intelligence services for many years, and why did this evidence not help the investigation find the criminals? Or did it help, but it was impossible to bring them to justice?..The book by Fyodor Razzakov is a real documentary detective story with unexpected twists and sensational details of the secret lives of people whom the whole country knows.