About the book: 2004 / In the capital of the Russian Empire, a maniac-killer has appeared, lying in wait for his victims in the baths. Police patrols are lined up outside all the city baths, but this doesn’t bring them one step closer to the solution. The editors of the popular magazine “Flirt” are littered with photographs of naked victims, journalists are sharper than ever: the sensation itself comes into hand. But journalist Samson Shalopaev is not happy with the success that has come to him, created on someone else’s grief. The young journalist’s mental torment comes to an end when he meets the charming Mura Muromtseva, the owner of a private detective bureau. A couple of amateur detectives will not only be able to find and expose the invisible killer, but will also reveal the secret vices of high society…