A small town in the American province. Mortal boredom. The only desire of any graduate of a local school is to leave here. And, of course, win at “Panic.” Once upon a time, this cruel and illegal game of survival was invented by schoolchildren themselves: dangerous tasks, mysterious judges whose names were kept secret, a presenter, participants only from graduating classes and a cash prize fund. That day, Heather Neill came to the city beach to support her best friend, Natalie Weletz. And I had no intention of participating in this game. But the prize fund of 67 thousand dollars announced by the presenter forced her to change her mind. Reaching the finals and winning, taking the money and leaving this damn town, leaving behind her drinking mother, her boyfriend who abandoned her and unfulfilled dreams, is her new goal. True, the chances of winning are not so many... For the first time in Russian! A new novel from the bestselling author of Delirium and Before I Fall.