The peaceful life of the small village of Polyansk near Luga flows quietly. Residents know everything about each other, old ladies gossip over a cup of tea, washing their neighbors’ bones. The men secretly behind the bathhouse, hiding from the formidable mother-in-law, drink half a liter of Stolichnaya. Suddenly the old woman Shelma appears and begins to intimidate the Poles with a Woman in White, a bringer of misfortune. And soon one of the residents finds the body of her neighbor in her own house. Investigator Popov and Lieutenant Skvortsov begin an investigation. Who knows if they would have been able to solve this complex and intricate case if the local “Miss Marple” had not intervened? Editor’s comment: The eloquent title of the long-awaited thriller from Alexei Krotov seems to speak for itself. But not everything is as simple as it seems at first. The dynamic novel “Murders in Polyansk” truly teaches you to read between the lines and not believe the first impression!