The queen of the barbarian tribes, Rosamund, had not only beauty, but also a cunning, resourceful mind. She brutally took revenge on her husband, the leader of the Lombards, and then went to the Byzantine lands, taking with her gold and a cup made from her father’s skull... Nowadays, an ancient artifact with red rubies in the eye sockets, which has mystical properties, comes to Marianna. She is sure that it is her husband Andrei who is guilty of the death of her beloved father, and wants to commit bloody revenge... Artifact & Detective is a series for readers with delicate taste. Mysteries of history, fatal objects of art, brilliant modern intrigue against the background of exquisite decorations of antiquity. The plot is based on the search for an ancient artifact. The artifact is timeless, and who knows whether the passion for it will subside in the new century?!