Provincial glow
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Provincial glow
9.99 €
This fire illuminated the darkest corners.
Investigator Ivan Fyodorovich Volovtsov goes on vacation to Ryazan to visit his beloved aunt. But instead of a long-awaited break, he finds himself caught up in tragic events. The aunt's friend, a harmless old woman named Marya Kokoshina, was burned alive. The local police consider it an accident. However, Volovtsov has a different picture of the events. Neighbors saw a stranger entering the house through the back door on the night of the fire. Furthermore, the body of the deceased is located too neatly. And finally, an expensive watch and a large sum of interest-bearing securities have disappeared from the old woman's room. Everything points to a criminal nature. Soon, the detective's suspicions are reinforced by another strange event...
A historical detective story about a crime from the early 20th century. The author so captivatingly immerses us in the atmosphere of that time that we literally hear the rumble of the pavement, the bustle of the city market, the ringing of bells, and the shrill whistles of the police...
Investigator Ivan Fyodorovich Volovtsov goes on vacation to Ryazan to visit his beloved aunt. But instead of a long-awaited break, he finds himself caught up in tragic events. The aunt's friend, a harmless old woman named Marya Kokoshina, was burned alive. The local police consider it an accident. However, Volovtsov has a different picture of the events. Neighbors saw a stranger entering the house through the back door on the night of the fire. Furthermore, the body of the deceased is located too neatly. And finally, an expensive watch and a large sum of interest-bearing securities have disappeared from the old woman's room. Everything points to a criminal nature. Soon, the detective's suspicions are reinforced by another strange event...
A historical detective story about a crime from the early 20th century. The author so captivatingly immerses us in the atmosphere of that time that we literally hear the rumble of the pavement, the bustle of the city market, the ringing of bells, and the shrill whistles of the police...
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