Abstract to the book "The Genius of the metropolitan detective" E. Sukhov: A historical detective story about a crime of the beginning of the last century. The author immerses us so fascinatingly into the atmosphere of that time that we literally hear the rumble of the pavement, the noise of the city bazaar, the ringing of bells and the shrill whistles of the policemen…In the late autumn of 1903, a philistine Kolobov turned to one of the police stations in Moscow and demanded to be arrested for the murder of an old general's wife and her maid, committed by him in Ryazan. He was so convincing that the police immediately complied with his request. The next morning Kolobov was found dead in his cell…Ivan Fedorovich Volovtsov, a judicial investigator for particularly important cases, was instructed to verify the involvement of the deceased in the double murder. He leaves for Ryazan and resumes the investigation. But none of the witnesses recognizes Kolobov from the photo. There is already an accused in the case, and a trial will take place soon. However, Volovtsov is worried about such a rush. He understands that the accusation was made in haste, many facts contradict each other, the motive is unclear to the end… Ivan Fedorovich decides to re-examine the details of the crime and soon, unexpectedly for everyone, makes a stunning conclusion… Read more…