Robert is a scion of an aristocratic family whose roots date back to the Middle Ages. The Murrays had been accumulating wealth for centuries until Robert’s grandfather, John, came into possession of it. His hazardous business undertakings combined with his extravagant lifestyle left his family on the verge of bankruptcy and Robert’s parents had inherited […]

He is the son of Gennady Korolyov, the Russian mobster. He has just graduated from Oxford University, becoming a certified hydrologist.

Throughout his entire adult life Martin Willis has been driven by two emotions: love for Beatrice Murray and hatred for her husband, Robert Murray. Neither of these emotions is healthy; together they have turned him into a miserable maniac.

David is a rookie constable with the Old Berry police unit. He is a good-looking, kind, but slightly naive young man – not quite a tough-as-nails cop he would like to seem. However, he is by no means a softie. There is strength in him, but it needs a proper catalyst to manifest itself (such […]

Gennady runs the British “subsidiary” of a vast Russian criminal empire. He is the father of Sergey Korolyov. Gennady is a living legend. A famous brawler in his youth, he became a gangster in the late 1980s when Russia was undergoing a political and economic transformation.

Cloutier, a Frenchman by birth, is an expert art dealer who lives in London. For years he was organising thefts of famous works of art all over Europe and delivering them to his clients. He managed a team of talented thieves who were able to steal anything anywhere and vanish without a trace. In the […]

Once it turned out she was going to have a baby, her parents used the sense of guilt against her, while Murray immediately proposed to her, assuring her of his love. Beatrice yielded to pressure and decided to give up on Martin for the sake of her child.

Yuri is Gennady’s right hand. His twisted, cunning mind and sadistic inclinations are well-known in the London underground.

They are the parents of Beatrice Campbell and former owners of Campbell Manor. They died in a car accident staged by Robert Murray in mid-1980s.

These three lads are Murray’s personal “guard dogs” – loyal, strong and not too bright. As Murray was recruiting his security staff, moral integrity and impeccable job history were not among the characteristics he was interested in. Most of all, he wanted people who can handle themselves in a fight, know how to use a […]