In broad daylight, passers—by take out an outlandish drowned man - a small moor. Detective father Theon believes that this unusual traveling companion arrived in Moscow along with the mysterious guests of the British ambassador. They probably killed him before they drowned him in the river. Perhaps the deceased knew too much about what was brewing outside the walls of a foreign embassy? It is no coincidence that the English "doctors" and "alchemists" are so persistently seeking a meeting with the Russian tsar. Theona is trying to get into the enemy's plan. But when the answer is already close, he himself is suddenly in mortal danger.…Fire and a striking word, dark corridors and mysterious crimes are the exact details of the brutal era of the Time of Troubles. A historical detective story based on factual material, masterfully written by a famous cultural critic. Read more…