In the center of the story is the image of an elderly journalist and writer, who, by force of circumstances, fell into the camp of the Euro-mafia and managed to assist special forces in carrying out a large international operation simultaneously in several countries. “The Secret of the Ring of Vasilake” is a deep, exciting, fascinating and multifaceted novel. Here is the secret activity of the new “masters” of Russia, here is the intense work of a special department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is engaged in identifying traitors in its ranks, here is an adventure story about the predatory trades of sea animals. But today's enemies are much more terrible than animals. And much more sophisticated.