Vices and Their Admirers

Vladimir Arkhipov lived peacefully in a luxurious bachelor flat with his faithful mastiff and had no intention of changing anything in his life. Everything happened against his will. The eccentric neighbor Lizaveta died and left him her apartment and her adopted "orphan girl." Upon inspection, the orphan turned out to be a grown woman named Masha, who captivated the imagination of the lonely Arkhipov. But why didn't the neighbor leave the apartment to her? Could it be because people from the sect "Path to Joy" were claiming it, and they began to besiege Masha immediately after Lizaveta's death? Then Masha's stepbrother from the province showed up, and then they both disappeared. Worried about their disappearance and thoughts of the strange death of the neighbor, Arkhipov visits the "unpleasant apartment" and finds the corpse of a lawyer from the sect. How did he end up here? Who killed him? Could it be... Masha?

Tatiana Ustinova is one of the top authors of contemporary Russian prose, a two-time winner of the "Electronic Letter" award, and a laureate of the "TEFI" award in the category of "Television Film Screenwriter." "First Among the Best" is what they call Tatiana Vitalievna, and it is not just a witty epithet, but a title confirmed by dozens of written novels, successful adaptations, and, of course, the love of numerous fans of her work.