About the book: 1998 / International journalist Roark O'Malley, working in Moscow with his lover, a Russian television news star, gets into a very unpleasant story. Completely broken, having lost all trust in people, and especially in women, Roark returns to his homeland, New Orleans. And here, lost in the festive carnival crowd, a girl makes her way to him and, confused in her explanations, begs him to save her life. What to do? Try to help - and be deceived again?..