About the book: 2020 / England, 1909. Lady Hardcastle and her faithful maid Florence Armstrong are known as successful amateur detectives, but the lady has another passion - "living pictures", that is, cinema and animation. Therefore, the arrival of filmmakers with the film “Witch’s Bane” is a chance for her to show her works to the public. However, the session and feast on this occasion ended in the most terrible way. The next morning, actor Basil Newhouse was found with a pierced heart, and next to him was a doll, his exact copy, whose heart had also been pierced. Likewise, the witch in the film killed his character. Once again, an innocent desire to have fun turned into a deadly complicated story for the restless duo of lady and maid.…