In her new novel, Maxine Barry is faithful to the once chosen topic. This theme is love. Strong passions overwhelm the main characters of the novel - they try to resist some, and give themselves completely to others. The author managed to combine a psychologically intense love story with elements of an action-packed detective story. As a result, from the first to the last page, her narrative holds the reader captive to a wide variety of feelings and experiences. But this is a captivity that no one will refuse to fall into. For a wide range of readers.