Paris, 1796. After the execution of Robespierre, royalists dream of restoring the Bourbon throne and prepare a revolt that, like wildfire, must engulf the entire country. A mysterious man in a vest made of human skin appears in Paris. He knows that the Republic’s police have long been on his trail. But can such a trifling obstacle as the threat of death stop this daredevil—especially since the man himself has been dead for a long time… The historical-adventure novel "The Ball of Victims" opens a collection of works by one of the most popular writers of the 19th century, the great master of adventures and the heir of the Count of Monte Cristo—Viscount de Ponson du Terrail.