The TV series "Death Doesn't Dance Alone" is a Russian detective story based on the novel by Sergey and Anna Litvinov. A valuable item, a brooch with precious stones, goes missing from the home of elderly ballerina Lydia Krestovskaya. She is convinced that someone among the guests who attended her anniversary celebration has stolen the relic. She turns to her acquaintance Maxim Karatov, who, along with blogger Masha Smirnova, conducts private investigations. Krestovskaya asks them to find the cunning thief among her friends and household staff.