Notes of provincial detectives
14.99 €
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Notes of provincial detectives
14.99 €
These sincere, documentary-accurate stories were written by simple provincial detectives of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. And then lovingly selected by the best authors of modern historical detective fiction. They shake the imagination, immerse you in the atmosphere of antiquity and delight with the amazing observation, knowledge of psychology, ingenuity and personal courage of detectives of bygone days.
In February 1903, in the Ilmen estate near Novokhopyorsk, the wife of an assistant mill mechanic was brutally murdered. Her decapitated body was discovered by her husband, who returned from work at midnight. Money and valuables worth a total of about twenty rubles were stolen from the apartment. Suspecting that one of the workers had committed the murder, police officer Nikolai Voyutsky decided to examine their clothes - fresh traces of blood should have exposed the criminals. However, it turned out that the flour dust often caused the mill workers to have nosebleeds...
The book contains over 50 unique photographs, including previously unpublished portraits of the famous Sonya the Golden Hand and members of her gang.
In February 1903, in the Ilmen estate near Novokhopyorsk, the wife of an assistant mill mechanic was brutally murdered. Her decapitated body was discovered by her husband, who returned from work at midnight. Money and valuables worth a total of about twenty rubles were stolen from the apartment. Suspecting that one of the workers had committed the murder, police officer Nikolai Voyutsky decided to examine their clothes - fresh traces of blood should have exposed the criminals. However, it turned out that the flour dust often caused the mill workers to have nosebleeds...
The book contains over 50 unique photographs, including previously unpublished portraits of the famous Sonya the Golden Hand and members of her gang.
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