Death in a Golden Frame

In her country house, under strange circumstances, the well-known art critic and actress Olga dies. According to the examination, death occurred as a result of taking a medication that was contraindicated for her. What is this – suicide, a fatal accident, or... murder? Everyone who was at the house during the last joint dinner – relatives and guests of the deceased – falls under suspicion... A family friend invites renowned lawyer Platon Smorodin to conduct an independent investigation. Smorodin discovers that shortly before her death, Olga withdrew a significant sum of money from her bank account, which was not found during the search. Additionally, it is known that she was preparing to publish a sensational novel revealing the secrets of the backstage life of the nomenclature elite. All these facts could well have been motives for the crime. The lawyer carefully establishes the role of each participant in that fateful evening and is already guessing how it all really happened. However, at the last moment, a new terrible incident occurs...