Seraphim comes from the noble family of Anastasyevsky. She knows the family legend about young Marie, who was killed on the family estate. The body was never found, only a bloody dress on the river bank... Having accidentally learned that in one of the cemeteries in Italy there is a grave of a certain Maria Anastasyevskaya, Seraphima is eager to find out: what if this is the same girl? The path to solving the mystery lies through the archives of a provincial town, next to which there is a dilapidated family estate. Seraphima goes there - and ends up in a crime story, strangely connected with events almost two centuries ago, as well as with a mysterious amulet of the famous philosopher Helena Blavatsky... Novels by Ekaterina Barsova are exciting, action-packed dramas, the plot of which is based on the investigation of crimes that are similar to the famous crime of the past . Readers can expect a fresh look at the unsolved mysteries of the past century, unexpected versions and stunning discoveries.