How Lykov Did Not Become a General

An engaging historical detective from the winner of the "Russian Detective" award Nikolai Svychin.

This collection by the well-known author of historical detective stories Nikolai Svychin includes well-known tales and one new novella—all from the cycle of investigations by Alexei Lykov.

If you think that the art of escorting is a modern phenomenon, you are mistaken. Women mastered it even during the Empire, where even the Grand Duke was not averse to carnal pleasures. The intrigue surrounding his mistress forms the basis of the novella.
What should a woman do if she has two lovers and must choose one? Perhaps the only way out is to disappear from the living...