The Great Illusion

The woman-fakir Megalania Coralli could hypnotize an entire audience, make lions attack the trainer, and much more... It's no wonder that the wives of Politburo members secretly visited her. But the main desire of the Great Megalania was to find... a successor to whom she could pass on her sacred knowledge. That is why she gathered around her talented children-students, to be able to discern a gift similar to her own. And each of them tried to prove to both her — the Great — and to themselves that they were the one — unique... Even after many years, in adult life, this rivalry did not cease.
In a garden village in the Moscow region, successful businesswoman Regina Grishina was found murdered. The manner in which the crime was committed and staged immediately led crime journalist Ekaterina Petrovskaia and Colonel Hektor Borshchov to think that this case was very mysterious and quite complicated. The mysterious and ominous objects found in the victim's house only confirmed their suspicions…