About the book: year / In a small village, strange phenomena occur in an abandoned house, which are called "Devil" by local residents. While trying to find out what was going on, the assistant police officer disappeared without a trace. Later in Donetsk, while investigating a routine theft, investigator Seregin uncovers a criminal network led by an elusive criminal nicknamed Shadow, who has incredible hypnosis abilities. Continuing the investigation, Seregin stumbles upon the result of an experiment by a Nazi scientist during the Second World War..