Many years ago, the famous composer Mikhail Glinka wrote a wonderful piece of music, but did not publish it. He gave the musical notation to his former serf as a talisman... Two centuries later, Elena Schwartz’s ward, the granddaughter of her late friend Dasha, died. Clonidine was found in the girl’s blood, but Dasha herself could not take it, as she knew about heart problems. And although at first glance there was nothing to kill her for, Elena is alarmed that before her death her ward was looking for some notes... 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?!