About the book: 2022 / Kalina has always been a quiet, cozy town, and suddenly something unimaginable began to happen there. One after another, a variety of women die from poisoning with a rare poison, and collectible elf dolls are found next to their bodies. The dolls are the stolen works of local needlewomen, whose closed club also suffered a loss: one of the most experienced craftswomen was killed. Investigator Petrov can’t unravel this strange case, but Zhenya Bronnikova comes to his aid…