The Fiasco of Little Red Riding Hood

«The Fiasco of Little Red Riding Hood» — an engaging detective story with St. Petersburg’s flavor, vibrant characters, good humor, unexpected discoveries, and mysteries that remain compelling even after decades.
A harmless photo session in the picturesque Sestroretsk swamp turns into an unexpected find — amidst the thickets, a man's body in a red baseball cap is discovered. But this is just the beginning of a series of puzzling events.
Soon, the son of a man whom Marfa Zaretskaya considered the love of her life many years ago arrives in St. Petersburg. Old feelings, secrets of the Soviet past, classified developments, suspicious visits, and a wrecked apartment come together in a puzzle where the past is dangerously close to the present.
The investigation is taken on by writer Elena, her unyielding friend Irka, elegant Aunt Ida, and the incomparable Marfinka. And next to them, as always, is the luxurious gray cat Volk, who notices suspicious things earlier than many people.