About the book: 1999 / She is envied by her colleagues, neighbors, friends - she became fabulously rich, dressed up, from a homely shy woman she turned into a luxurious beauty - even now on the cover of a fashion magazine. Meanwhile, for Liza Baturina herself, the inheritance of a rich relative, which has come down through the centuries, threatens to turn into a curse, because a bloody hunt has begun for him. An account has already been opened for the victims and now Lisa has one task - not to become the next one on the mournful list. * * * The life of the modest librarian Lisa Baturina took a sharp turn. Just yesterday she was languishing on a pittance salary and looked so unprepossessing that she had not been able to attract a single man until she was twenty-five, and suddenly colossal wealth fell on her - the inheritance of a titled relative who died several centuries ago. Now Lisa is treated to luxury; there are several foreign suitors for her hand. It would seem that you can live and be happy, but big money always means a lot of blood. And now, if anything will help her survive, it’s a strong character with an enviable amount of adventurism.