Rays of Death

The Minister of Internal Affairs Pleve assigned Lykov to investigate the circumstances of the death of scientist Mikhail Filippov, who in the summer of 1903 announced his invention — a new, unprecedented weapon, so destructive that wars with it would become meaningless. The day after the publication of this news in the newspaper, the scientist was found dead. Doctors determined death from natural causes — the deceased had a weak heart. Soon, counterintelligence intercepted a letter from a German resident stating that Filippov was killed, the authorities are unaware of anything, and the inventor's papers are about to be sent to Berlin. How successful will Lykov be this time? Will he be able to find the murderers of the inventor of the 'rays of death'? Will he be able to stay alive himself?..

For the first time in the famous thriller series 'Russian Bestseller'!