The first novel in the “Varvara the Beauty” series. Student Varvara finds herself drawn into a strange story - a school friend whose father has died asks for help. A neighbor talks about a woman from the next door who died unexpectedly. Varvara rushes into an independent investigation, having secured a journalist's ID and the favor of the police. A meeting with a guy Vlad at a party turns into a romantic relationship. The loved one behaves mysteriously and disappears for a long time on a business trip abroad. Gradually, the facts come together and the terrible truth about the murders becomes reality.