About the book: 2014 / The famous Russian prose writer and playwright Roman Lukich Antropov was known to readers in the late 19th - early 20th centuries under the pseudonym Roman Dobry. The main character of his detective stories is detective Ivan Dmitrievich Putilin, the former head of the St. Petersburg detective police, whom his contemporaries called the Russian Sherlock Holmes. Each story is a true story of a crime. While working on this book, the author relied on the memoirs of Putilin himself. The genius of Russian detectives knew how to unravel the most complex criminal cases. His extraordinary powers of observation and instinct were combined with composure and a brilliant sense of humor. During his investigations, many incidents occurred, and the ending was always unpredictable. Contents: Preface by Quasimodo from the Church of the Savior on Sennaya White doves and doves Kiss of the bronze maiden Crime in the Iveron chapel “Golden Hand” In the hands of the executioners Coffin with a double bottom Ritual murder of a girl Eleven headless corpses