I just want to exclaim: “Lord, deliver me from my relatives, and somehow I’ll deal with my enemies myself!” Never before has Ivan Podushkin had to act as an interior specialist. But such secrecy was justified. The writer Konstantin Amaretti, who invited the detective to his estate, did not want his mother and younger brother to find out who Podushkin really was and for what purpose he appeared here. And the reason for the visit was good: recently Amaretti began to receive anonymous letters with threats , and he had every reason to believe that the author of these “creations” was one of his relatives. But soon the private detective had to investigate a much more serious crime! During his conversation with Konstantin, a wild scream was heard from the library. Household members and Podushkin came running and found there the body of the unfortunate housekeeper Inessa with her head strangely twisted. But most of all, Ivan was shocked by the reaction of the owner of the estate. For some reason he categorically refused to call the police...