Predatory things of the century

Former astronaut Ivan Zhilin, familiar to readers of the novellas, "the Way to Amalthea" and "Interns", arrives in the resort European city to identify dealers and distributors of dangerous drugs slightly. Here, it seems, has come true a World of Abundance -- the man has what he wanted: material prosperity, a lot of free time and available entertainment. However outwardly prosperous material life of the citizens, is adorned with the illusory gloss, hiding emptiness...