Russia, 1903. In one of the counties of Kaluga province, the mutilated bodies of young women are found. All the victims are united by one important circumstance. Before the murder, each of them led a rather free, wild lifestyle. The district investigator Mokhov tries to unravel the mystery behind all the killings.
In the same county lives a family of hereditary nobles, the Zotovs. The main hero is passionately in love with his sister-in-law, Eugenia Razumovaya, who has come for the holidays to his sister. How could Grigory Zotov’s secret love for Yevgenia Razumova be connected to a series of mysterious murders? You’ll find out by reading this novel.