Mistress of Death. A Novel with Decoding

A club for Lovers of Death opens in Moscow, a community whose members are voluntarily committing suicide one by one. The participants believe that earthly life is a punishment sent to them. However, although this torment is temporary, it cannot be interrupted by any means without seeing the sign given by Death. Each of them eagerly awaits this sign, and upon encountering it, immediately takes their own life, leaving a dying poetic note.
Provincial girl Masha Mironova, who came to Moscow to be with her beloved Petya, accepts his invitation to join the secret community. Soon, the club members also bring in Erast Fandorin, who is determined to put an end to the string of suicides.