Scotland Yard Sergeant Barbara Havers found herself out of favor with high authorities. However, her handler, Inspector Thomas Linley, is trying his best to give her the opportunity to rehabilitate herself. As a result, Barbara is assigned to handle the poisoning case - so complicated that even Linley himself doubts the success of the investigation, although he helps Havers. Circumstantial evidence indicates that the crime was committed by an extremely unpleasant person, whom many would like to see behind bars. But she herself claims that, on the contrary, she is the target of the criminals and it was her who the evil ill-wishers wanted to poison. And it was only by pure chance that an innocent woman died, and she miraculously escaped death...Elizabeth George is an outstanding master of the detective novel. Her work has won recognition from readers all over the world, including in Russia. Her books are published in millions of copies, become the basis for television films, and receive prestigious literary awards.