About the book: 2020 / St. Petersburg housewife Nadezhda Lebedeva, at the request of a former colleague who was hospitalized, agreed to live in her country house and look after the dog. Soothing landscapes, fresh air, silence and grace - what could be better for a city dweller who is tired of the hustle and bustle and wants to plunge into an atmosphere of tranquility? However, fate has once again prepared a dangerous adventure for Mrs. Lebedeva. Strange events begin to occur in an ordinary village house: a corpse appears and disappears, traces of the presence of a stranger are discovered. But Nadezhda Nikolaevna is sure: there is no mysticism here. And the secret passage found only confirmed her guess. Being inquisitive by nature and having an adventurous character, she plunged headlong into solving the mystery of the old house…