For the first time in Russian - a new novel from the author of the bestseller "Portrait of Mrs. Charbuck" Jeffrey Ford The “fun” 1920s: the era of jazz, the “Great Gatsby” and the fateful women bathing in money and champagne ended The wind of change fills the sails of the ship of the enterprising master illusionist Thomas Schell: he arranges spiritualistic sessions for bored millionaires Until one day the incredible happens: calling the next spirits, he sees in the window glass the image of a girl begging for help. Without deceiving himself in the true nature of his “gift”, Shell is called to help the parents of the missing child and gets bogged down in a maze of deadly secrets.