It would seem that what could be more carefree than the magical world of glossy magazines? However, it is in the editorial office of one of them that a whole series of brutal crimes take place. Among the suspects are leading employees of the magazine, as well as a famous actor, a famous photographer and a popular stylist. Sylvester Bessonov, a man with the ability to notice small details and connect together disparate facts, is involved in the investigation. This time he is faced with a rather strange set of evidence. At the scene of the first murder, a syringe, an antique Christmas tree decoration and a New Year's issue of the magazine "Shine" were found. On the path to the truth, Sylvester not only has to follow a series of crimes, but at the same time unravel mysteries from a century ago, look for suspicious women from advertising photographs and even... write poetry, to lure an important witness into a trap. He is especially alarmed by one detail that connects all the crimes with each other. In each case, in one way or another, an image of a strawberry appears, appearing both on men’s underwear and on a charming female body...