The Stroller of Family Happiness

The past is like an old cupboard: you never know what will fall on your head if you carelessly open the door—either a forgotten toy or a skeleton of a long-ago enemy. Viola Tarakanova was approached for help by her colleague, writer Mephody Volkovsky. He asks her to find his missing wife, but simultaneously tries to boss Viola around like an intern. Luckily, fate (and viruses) are on Viola's side: Mephody fell ill with a fever, freeing the field for a real investigation. The only clue leads to the wild nineties, to the legend of the elusive killer Andrei Kurnosov, who leaves no trace except a note with his name next to the bodies. Heart attack, stroke, accident—the victims of the mysterious executioner always died alone. Viola had to solve a puzzle from the past: how can you kill a person without touching them? The answer lies in psychology...and in a first aid kit. Tarakanova has unraveled the secret of the 'perfect crime.' The picture has come together, but the truth turned out to be much scarier than any novelist's fiction...