Shiza is not a conventional protagonist. Aggressive, sharp, and self-reliant, she handles her problems personally — usually with the combat trowel she keeps close at hand — and has never had any interest in letting someone else step in. People who get in her way regret it. People who are rude to her fare worse. Then one sunny day, everything goes wrong: Kytiavka, her dog and closest companion, vanishes without explanation. Someone is going to answer for this. Shiza intends to make sure of it.