Sergei Nosov

The action takes place in our time: an exciting criminal intrigue unfolds in one of the major regional cities. In the center of it is the investigator of the prosecutor's office Paphnutiev, forced by the nature of his service to face not only the criminal elements of the city, but also the entire official city leadership.

The talented and enterprising Anna Novobrantseva came from Pskov to conquer Moscow quite by accident: scammers posing as producers of popular TV projects and collecting money from gullible provincials gave her, as the winner of a non-existent contest called "You Are a Star," a fake Moscow address and, along with it, the hope of becoming a singer. However, His Majesty Chance did bring her into contact with the capital's show business.

Boyars are trying to marry their tsar in a country of far far away.