Death as Art. Book Two: Justice

"Life is a theater, and people in it are actors". The famous Shakespearean saying fits perfectly with the new novel by the queen of modern detective fiction, Alexandra Marinina. After all, Theater is not only a high art; it is... like a living organism that cannot tolerate lies, betrayals, and sometimes retaliates very cruelly. In the theater "New Moscow," a mysterious and incomprehensible crime is committed - an attempt on the director and artistic leader L.A. Bogomolov. Now, private detective Anastasia Kamenskaya and a young operative from Petrovka, Anton Stashis, begin an investigation that leads them to astonishing and unexpected results. There are many suspects, all of whom are lying, and each has their own reasons for this lie: parental love, blind passion, vile blackmail, the thirst for success that comes at too high a price, and the fear of exposure. It may seem that everything revolves around Theater, but one small, seemingly insignificant event rooted in the past becomes fateful and gives rise to new evil. And today the time has come to restore justice...