Things of the past

The new book in a stylish design by the most fashionable author of retro-detectives, Nikolay Svechin, and the most popular after Akunin in the genre! The book is part of a series of works about the detective Alexey Lykov and is the 34th in the series, but it can also be read as a standalone work. The book consists of five novellas, taking the reader back to the times of a young Lykov and the still alive Blagovo. Absolutely eerie mysterious incidents from one of the most popular authors of historical detective stories, the winner of the "Russian Detective" award, Nikolay Svechin. In the spring of 1884, the dark, heavy ice melted late on the Neva. The chilly damp wind began to push the grotesque swollen bodies to the shores and shallows. This time there were simply a monstrous amount of them. However, the St. Petersburg police quickly and without a shadow of doubt found reasons: some drowned due to carelessness, some due to alcohol intoxication, some in a state of unconsciousness. Unfortunate accidents, what can you do... The Vice-Director of the Police Department, Pavel Afanasyevich Blagovo, disagrees with the official point of view. Together with Alexey Lykov, he obtains permission for a re-examination of the body of a certain innkeeper Ostashkov, who allegedly fell into the river while drunk. The results of the water analysis in the deceased's lungs stun Blagovo...