An ironic detective story is a very unique genre for this small book. Its action takes place in different time layers. Some events are quite modern, some are from the late 40s - early 50s. The main storyline takes place in the early 80s. Kostya is very young, he just graduated from school and, in anticipation of being called up for military service, got a job at a factory. Kostya lives with his sick father. And then one day he discovers that his father has disappeared. However, the search was short-lived; Kostya found his father in the hospital. To fulfill his instructions, the guy goes to Leningard. This trip revealed many family secrets.