Leningrad, August 1984. The decline of the great Soviet era. The author of the bestseller "Red Chains" undertakes an exploration of the secrets of the Universe. A magnificent, multi-faceted novel about human choices influencing the fate of the Earth: what begins as a detective story turns into science fiction that reaches the level of religious mysticism. The tragic death of one of the authoritative representatives of the underworld initially seems like suicide, and the terrible circumstances of his death are explained by an attack of sudden madness. But the further the investigation progresses, the more oddities, paradoxical mysteries and incredible events emerge, and the narrative gradually covers space and time from the Big Bang to the present...