The story was one of the three winners of the fairy tale marathon competition “Criminal Forget-Me-Nots” and was published in the collection “Criminal Forget-Me-Nots”. The genre is detective (with horror elements). In this story, a young engineer Sergei and his family come to a country hotel located in an old mansion. But instead of resting, he is faced with a series of mysterious, brutal and inexplicable murders. A sadistic maniac is operating in a luxury hotel. One by one, the hotel guests die. Sergei worries about his family and unwittingly gets involved in the investigation, helping the investigator find the criminal and the truth. Who is behind these bloody crimes? What goals does the killer pursue? How many more murders must he commit before he is stopped? How will this nightmare end? Will Sergei be able to save his family? Will the ruthless and elusive maniac be caught?