Lykoу must go down into the very depths of the criminal world, grapple with a real cannibal, and stand alone against a dozen formidable scoundrels. Become a true demon of flesh and blood…
Detective Aleksei Lykov from the Nizhny Novgorod police and his mentor Pavel Blagovo arrive in St. Petersburg at the invitation of the new Minister of Internal Affairs, Count Ignatiev. Now they serve in the police department of the capital.
In St. Petersburg, mysterious murders of pregnant women are happening: five already have been killed, but Blagovo is sure the count will reach nine! These murders could lead to serious and terrible events: the overthrow of the monarchy in Russia…