There is a maniac operating in St. Petersburg. He chooses young and beautiful women as his victims. Criminal investigation officer Artem Ponomarev undertakes to investigate the murder. The fortune teller Dinara, who predicted the death of one of the girls, is under suspicion. The murders are mysteriously connected with Yuri Salakhov and his beloved Anna, whose relationship seems more than strange to others. Yuri is disturbed by anonymous letters in which he is required to return what does not belong to him. If only he knew what we were talking about! Vague guesses and fear of a family curse are bad helpers in the fight against an invisible pursuer. The only thing that can support him is Anna’s love. But will she reciprocate? Will it help him get out of the labyrinth of fear? The novel is being published in a new edition. Previously, the novel was published under the title “The Gardens of Cassandra. Five of Swords."