About the book: 2016 / 1827. There is a holiday on the Otrada estate - the name day of the hostess. The invited guests tirelessly drink, eat, have fun, and gossip. And in the morning, second lieutenant Matyakin is found dead with a handkerchief clutched in her hand, on which the initials “A” and “M” are embroidered. Retired Captain Khitrovo-Kvashnin takes over the investigation..