Illusion for the Skeptic

Do you believe that there are books that are deadly dangerous to open? And that they fetch fabulous sums at secret auctions?.. Screenwriter Ilya Samburov is about to experience firsthand how unpredictable the whims of fate can be. Six years ago, he divorced his wife. And suddenly she calls him and begs for help. Her partner — a producer from a well-known film company — wants to kill her. Ilya agrees to let the frightened woman stay at his dacha in the countryside. Feeling anxious, he comes to visit her and finds his ex-wife dead. And this is just the beginning... Ilya has no idea what trouble he has fallen into. And what role in this horrific story will be played by the hunchback, the owner of the pawnshop — a seer, a conman, and a counterfeiter.