Sophie Hannah is a true queen in terms of the complexity of plots and their psychological tension. And with each novel, the plots become more and more sophisticated. Fragile Ruth Bussey struggles to achieve balance in her life, forget her dark past and learn to rejoice again. But there are people who attract troubles. And Ruth is one of those people. She had just begun to be reborn to life when fate dealt a new blow, and more than one. First, the crazy artist Mary Trelease causes an ugly scene and beats Ruth. And then the lover confesses to Ruth that many years ago he killed a man, a woman. Named...Mary Trelease. But how is this possible? After all, Ruth saw this Mary just recently, even fought with her? Has she found herself at the center of a sinister story again? And Ruth has no choice but to contact the police, but only to a person who can understand her incredible story. And she knows such a person - Charlotte Seiler, or simply Charlie, who herself has experienced too much. From the incredibleness of what is happening in the novel, your head very soon begins to spin, the secrets of the past, the crimes of the present are twisted into a tight story, into which a bit of humor penetrates with an unexpected spice.