Sometimes adventures come suddenly when we are not expecting them at all. And well, it would be good luck, winnings, happy love! But no, it’s the other way around - an established business is collapsing, relatives are in trouble, secret enemies are threatening reprisals... These are the kinds of trials that await the heroes of Maxim Shlygin’s action-packed book. Its name “Via Combusta” translates as “burnt path”. This is how astrologers designate difficult situations from which only the strong-willed can get out...In May 2021, this book was awarded a Bronze Diploma as a laureate of the German International Literary Competition "Best Book of the Year" (Buch des Jahres, Berlin, Deutschland).