About the book: 2019 / The apartment of academician Arkady Dorynov was robbed. A priceless document from the Ancient era has disappeared from a scientist's safe. After the assassination attempt, Dorynov himself ended up in intensive care in serious condition. Colonels Gurov and Kryachko found out that both our criminal dealers and foreign antique dealers had been hunting for the rarity for a long time. But the academician did not make contact with any of them and resolutely rejected all proposals. The swindlers even tried to act through his wife, a frivolous woman who loved a beautiful life... What she told during interrogation seemed incredible to the detectives, but very soon found its bloody confirmation…