Venyamin Smekhov

Moscow, 2072. Twelve contestants, each with their own story and motives, play a televised game of Mafia. Those eliminated must enter a virtual reality to conquer their worst fear - or die trying.

Over seventy five years ago Russia's last Tsar and his entire family met their fate at the hands of a murderous assassin. Yet, behind the closed doors of a modern day psychiatric hospital a patient is telling the story of the event.

In this crime thriller, a computer programmer finds himself involved in a black market gaming ring. Alexsey, a talented young tech whiz, is drawn into "Spiral", an extreme club that skirts the line of legality. Quickly piling on r...