Don't Let the Monsters Out of the Closet

Distant Island — a place where magical crystals were once mined. But the mines are abandoned, and the island has become a refuge for fishermen, fortune hunters, and wizards. Here hide from the world those who are unable to return to a peaceful life. A blind seer lays out the cards, an imperial hound patrols the coast, sorting out local squabbles, while a former paratrooper is consumed by a dream of a wealthy widow. Everything changes when new management arrives on Distant. Former analyst Bekshyev is convinced that a dozen missing women are somehow connected to Distant. Even if they don't believe him back on the mainland. He has burned out, like many others. But the remnants of his gift whisper: he is right. And the death of the cheerful guy Misha, which is being passed off as an accident, only convinces Bekshyev of this truth. The task is simple: find the missing, catch the killer, and figure out what is happening in this provincial backwater.