Посох двуликого Януса

V ėtom romane Aleksandra Marinina ostaëtsi͡a verna sebe — tochnai͡a psikhologii͡a, ostroe sot͡sialʹnoe chutʹë i t͡sepkiĭ detektivnyĭ nerv. Odnako avtor vpervye vpletaet v povestvovanie si͡uzhetnui͡u linii͡u iz budushchego. Blagodari͡a ėtomu mozhno vzgli͡anutʹ na prestuplenie tak, kak ego uvidi͡at cherez desi͡atki let, kogda pravda uzhe nikomu ne nuzhna. 2024 god. Dvoĭnai͡a tragedii͡a v Moskve: ubita molodai͡a zhenshchina, avtor populi͡arnogo videobloga o telefonnykh moshennikakh. A eë sosed, polkovnik polit͡sii v otstavke, naĭden poveshennym v sobstvennoĭ kvartire. Ofit͡sialʹnai͡a versii͡a: ubiĭstvo i samoubiĭstvo. Delo zakryvai͡ut bystro i udobno. Slishkom udobno… Spusti͡a 66 let syn proslavlennogo pisateli͡a Strazhalkovskogo khochet dokopatʹsi͡a do pravdy. Ne iz zhazhdy spravedlivosti, a radi pereizdanii͡a knigi, prinessheĭ ego semʹe slavu i denʹgi, gde odna iz glav posvi͡ashchena ėtoĭ istorii. Pereizdanie trebuet "utochnenii͡a faktov". On nanimaet agenta Evgenii͡a Bocharova, chtoby tot otpravilsi͡a v proshloe. V 2090 godu tekhnologii͡a "Tonnelʹ" pozvoli͡aet puteshestvovatʹ vo vremeni i nabli͡udatʹ, no ne vmeshivatʹsi͡a. Naëmnika gotovit Nai͡ana — molodoĭ instruktor, dli͡a kotoroĭ delo stanovitsi͡a lichnym kuda ranʹshe, chem ona uspevaet ėto osoznatʹ. A tem vremenem kto-to ochenʹ vlii͡atelʹnyĭ ne zhelaet, chtoby ėtot "reĭs" sostoi͡alsi͡a….

In this novel, Alexandra Marinina remains true to herself — precise psychology, sharp social instincts and tenacious detective nerve. However, for the first time, the author weaves a storyline from the future into the narrative. This makes it possible to look at a crime the way it will be seen decades later, when no one needs the truth anymore. The year 2024. A double tragedy in Moscow: a young woman, the author of a popular video blog about telephone scams, was killed. And her neighbor, a retired police colonel, was found hanged in his own apartment. The official version: murder and suicide. The case is closed quickly and conveniently. Too convenient… After 66 years, the son of the famous writer Strazhalkovsky wants to get to the bottom of the truth. Not out of a thirst for justice, but for the sake of republishing the book that brought his family fame and money, where one of the chapters is devoted to this story. The republication requires "clarifying the facts." He hires agent Evgeny Bocharov to travel back in time. In 2090, Tunnel technology allows time travel and observation, but not interference. The mercenary is being trained by Nayana, a young instructor for whom the case becomes personal much sooner than she has time to realize it. Meanwhile, someone very influential does not want this "flight" to take place....