About the book: year / The former knight has flatly abandoned his past and is investigating murders. His partner, an expert necromancer, is preparing to defend her dissertation and receives an unusual job offer. Around them, the interests of the rulers of the world, great sorcerers and big bosses are woven into a tight knot. In such a whirlpool it is not easy to maintain a sane mind and a head on your shoulders. ***Everything is as we like it - everyone strives to achieve their goals, and the result is a mess that the devil himself would break his leg in. Politics, economics, division of money and resources. Romantics were almost not brought in, but the complexity of relationships in the academic environment was added. And some other little things. The book is part of the Gnezdovo cycle. A completely independent story, the events of “Investigation Etiquette” and “Family Obligations” are mentioned, but do not affect the plot in any way.