About the book: year / Welcome to the region of Secret Lakes - a marshy gray place where gloomy peace reigns. Stay away from dark alleys, because in them you can stumble upon pale-faced religious fanatics whispering prayers to an unknown god, street children, berry addicts and old people crippled by mutation, covered with whitish fish scales. Junior detective of the agency Marwan Katran is forced to take the position of her mentor in order to continue to monitor order in the area. At first, nothing happens that is worth paying attention to... Until destructive mass riots begin, leading to a series of terrible events. When the fire of aggression is suppressed, the public is shocked by the news: Igor Kongerman, one of the three heads of the Department, was found dead. The man has no fingers on his hands, his tongue has been roughly torn out of his mouth, and instead of eyes there are two dark holes gaping..