Арлекин, император Луны

Aleksandra Korzukhina - khudozhnit͡sa, restavrator i prodavet͡s antikvariata - poluchaet novyĭ zakaz. Aktrisa na pensii Li͡udmila Kabakova, vdova teatralʹnogo khudozhnika-oformiteli͡a, poruchaet eĭ otyskatʹ sredi nasledii͡a pokoĭnogo supruga chto-nibudʹ na prodazhu. Sperva zadacha kazhetsi͡a Aleksandre beznadezhnoĭ, no vskore ona nachinaet podozrevatʹ, chto sredi groshovykh kartin mozhet obnaruzhitʹsi͡a ranniĭ shedevr Antuana Vatto... Rassledovanie stanovitsi͡a zaputannym i opasnym, kogda khudozhnit͡sa ponimaet, chto ne tolʹko ishchet propavshui͡u kartinu, no i raskryvaet prestuplenie.Roman i͡avli͡aetsi͡a prodolzheniem knig "Solnt͡se vosemʹ minut nazad" i "Prokhozhiĭ", i na st͡senu vozvrashchai͡utsi͡a glavnye geroi ėtikh istoriĭ. Novyĭ zakhvatyvai͡ushchiĭ art-nuar Anny Malyshevoĭ!Prodolzhenie sleduet...

Alexandra Korzukhina, an artist, restorer and antique dealer, receives a new order. Retired actress Lyudmila Kabakova, the widow of a theater designer, instructs her to find something for sale among the legacy of her late husband. At first, the task seems hopeless to Alexandra, but soon she begins to suspect that among the penny paintings there may be an early masterpiece by Antoine Watteau... The investigation becomes confusing and dangerous when the artist realizes that she is not only searching for the missing painting, but also uncovering the crime.The novel is a sequel to the books "The Sun Eight Minutes Ago" and "The Passerby," and the main characters of these stories return to the stage. A new exciting art noir by Anna Malysheva!To be continued...