The beginning of the twentieth century. The era of contradictions. To accept the new age and give up their habits – for many it turns out to be impossible. In the fashionable and mysterious Grand Noir Hotel, a poet is being murdered, for whom all the women of the era and the era itself are crazy. Who was the shooter – a beloved woman, a jealous husband, or fans? A brave head waiter travels to the 20th century to solve this crime. – A detective story with elements of magical realism.– A new book by Rinat Valiullin, which inherits the novel "Hotel on the Edge of the Night".– The Grand Noir Hotel was created for the amusement of hedonists. But in this dazzlingly lively place, according to the long-standing habit of his class, the poet dies. Who better to find the key to his death than the head waiter?– Rinat Valiullin is the author of the bestsellers "Where the Kisses lie", "Fortune is Peter" and others. He writes accurate and funny prose of life, which is immediately parsed into quotes on the Internet.– Author's series "When love comes". Don't miss other novelties of the writer: "Time to pet cats", "Ice Games"!