About the book: 2003 / The novel "Two Squares" opens Yuri Burnosov's trilogy "Numbers and Signs". This book belongs to an extremely popular genre today, the pinnacles of which are considered " The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco and "The Flemish Plaque" by Arturo Perez-Reverte. In this genre, a cunning detective intrigue is woven into the fabric of a fascinating historical novel, and the hero leading the investigation often wonders whether he is opposed to a criminal of flesh and blood, or dark otherworldly forces are responsible for the atrocities committed. Prima Constable of the Securative Chamber Jaime Beaufranc arrives in a secluded town, lost in the forests, where a series of strange and bloody murders took place. Numbers and signs show the investigator the way, but the truth turns out to be so unexpected and ominous that it will take many and many efforts to uncover the mystery of the deaths sealed by two squares.