The Clock That Goes Backward

The mysterious and terrifying murder of photographer Nilov brings criminal reporter from the Press Center of the Interior Ministry Ekaterina Petrovskaia to the town of Gorievski. In the early 20th century, the only daughter of manufacturer Shubnikov, Aglaia, was found hanged in the clock tower. At that moment, the clock on the tower started to run backwards and then permanently stopped. Since then, there has been a belief in Gorievski that the spirit of the tower demands ritual sacrifices—and in return, grants cherished wishes. A century later, strange murders have resumed. And before the eyes of Colonel Gushchin, Ekaterina Petrovskaia, and the entire investigative team arriving at the crime scene, the hands of the tower clock came to life and made several circles backwards…