About the book: 2015 / The navigator Christopher Columbus had one and only dream - to find a direct and safe route to the land of dreams and wealth, India. According to astronomers' calculations, if one moved precisely in the western direction, and not in the eastern direction, it was possible to reach the shores of India. Columbus decided on a risky adventure, helped in this by a magic compass that could lead anyone to achieve their goals... From birth, Antonina felt like a complete failure, which was constantly emphasized by her loud uncle. It would seem that she was lucky only once in her life - when she was invited to live in the large country house of the Samokhin family. All I had to do was look after Rick the dog. But after a couple of days of living in the house, Tonya discovered the corpse of an unknown man in the hallway, Rick was injected with a dose of paralyzing poison, and in the attic the girl found an ancient box that she could not open. Apparently, there is something valuable in the box, and it is because of it that various suspicious individuals are constantly sneaking into the house…