July 2014, Donbass. A student named Zhanna returns to her native mining village from Kharkov to look after her dying mother. At the same time, their young neighbor nicknamed Valet and an elderly secret service officer named Korol arrive from Moscow, both on assignment from the Russian military command. Something terrible and irreparable is about to happen. But this is not the first time that this small village has become the place where a big story unfolds. For example, all its residents have known for years, but remain silent about the monstrous events of 70 years ago.

The writer Sergey Lebedev (The Limit of Oblivion, Goose Fritz, The Debutant) is one of the most translated modern Russian-language writers in Europe. The novel The White Lady has already been translated into English and Polish, and translations into German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Norwegian and other languages ​​are being prepared. The book is being published in Russian for the first time by Meduza.