Виктория Толстоганова

Summer, St. Petersburg of the XXI century. Student Rodion Raskolnikov is exhausted by lack of money, unemployment and thoughts about the meaninglessness of his existence. But the idea is growing in his mind that some people "have the right" to do the most vile acts if they make great discoveries and move the world forward. To test the theory on himself, he kills an old woman microcreditor. Investigator Porfiry Petrovich is on the trail of Raskolnikov, who wants to extract a sincere confession from him.

Roaring twenties of the new century. The era of messengers, electronic cigarettes and universal digitalization. The main character is Andrey Mirkin, a promising head of a PR agency. He owes his success and beautiful life to women. Mirkin can seduce almost anyone, he is charismatic, courteous and cynically uses it. He goes over the heads, not thinking about how many lives he broke on his way. He just doesn't care. The icing on the cake in the hero's career promises to be a multi-million dollar tender. Mirkin's victory in it is guaranteed in advance. But no one knows how much dirt is behind this well-being. And in the coming days, it will overwhelm Mirkin with his head.

Andrey is a professional negotiator. When people can't agree, he helps them to - for a lot of money. For each dispute, he changes himself beyond recognition. Andrey can convince anyone of anything, anytime and anywhere, but he seems to have a hard time accepting his own self. This twisted phycological thriller tests the limits of how far people can go to get what they want. Cruel, dark, and shockingly manipulative, Andrey proves to be extremely efficient. But is it all worth it in the end? And what is the real cost of his abilities?