Obsessed with a passion to get rich, the treasure hunter is ready to do anything to achieve his goal. But a treasure obtained at a terrible price - a rare beauty of gold jewelry with a scarlet ruby and the sign of Osiris - leads him to death. Jeweler Yevgeny Kovalevsky, who was given an earring with a mysterious stone, was also killed. Valeria is convinced that she is also in danger. Her fear intensifies when she discovers a ruby in her apartment. She is desperately trying to find a way out. And asks for help. Vlad and Siur, leading the investigation, realize that this complicated case is strangely connected with the figure of a smiling Buddha. But how did the ruby jewel get to the jeweler? Where's the second earring? And who is the owner of this fatal decoration? As the investigation progresses, the number of mysteries only increases. Mysteriously, real events turn out to be intertwined with the life and death of the beautiful Sabhidari, the rajah’s beloved, who received rubies from him as a gift. The novel is being published in a new edition. Previously, the novel was published under the title “Illusions of Red.” The book also includes an excerpt from the next novel, “Beware the Glance of the Queen of Snakes.”