The book is a sensation, recognized as one of the best in the mystery novel genre. Its mysteries are being unraveled with excitement and rapture by readers in more than 20 countries, in each of which Titania Hardy's "Labyrinth of the Rose" created a sensation. For many generations, the Stafford family passed from mother to daughter an ancient sheet of parchment with a mysterious text and a simple silver key. But Diana Stafford did not have a daughter, and she bequeathed priceless things to her youngest son with a strange parting word: “To Will, when he becomes different from what he is now...” Trying to unravel the secret meaning of the inheritance, Will goes to Europe. Incredibly, this search connects him with the fate of Lucy King, who is awaiting complex heart surgery. But will the girl help solve the centuries-old mystery? And who, besides Will, strives to comprehend the truth in the very heart of the Labyrinth of the Rose?