Fake Sun

The end of the seventies, one of the Siberian cities. In an apartment, the body of a young woman in a kimono is found. Judging by the wound on her left temple, she died from a strong blow. The interior at the crime scene resembles Japanese decorations. Next to the murdered woman, a fan, a katana, a paper lantern, and ribbons with hieroglyphs were discovered. The person who rented the apartment and called himself Professor Mitsuko Oroyama disappeared. The operative Ivan Abramov tries to understand whether the murder was the result of a domestic conflict or part of a meticulously staged performance? When the detectives learn that the professor's name is female and the last name is fictional, it becomes clear to them that behind the Eastern decorations lies someone who knows how to disappear in time and mislead the trail…