“A story in which high-quality gothic darkness runs through the pages of the work and envelops the reader in a pleasant soft blanket. Book of Rain. Book of the night. A book that will remain in memory for a long time.” Vladimir TorinEngland, 1882 Detectives Alice Quick and Frank Coulton travel the world collecting "talent." But they are not the only ones looking for children with unusual abilities: the Lord of Dust - the mysterious and frightening Jacob Marber - is on their heels, pursuing his mysterious goals. And even the foggy Carndale estate, the main refuge of “talents,” no longer seems so safe when it comes to the collision of the past and the present, the world of the living and the world of the dead... Who is this book for? For lovers of dark gloomy fantasy. For readers of Neil Gaiman, Leigh Bardugo, Maggie Stievater, Philip Pullman and J. K. Rowling. For fans of “Mr. Eternal Eve” by Vladimir Thorin and Oleg Yakovlev. Published in Russian for the first time.