The Case of the Varavin Maniac

College assessor Alexey Lykov is now "vulnerable" to the criminal world: having married his long-time love, the beautiful Varinka Nefedyeva, and becoming the father of two sons, the fearless Petersburg detective investigates the case of the brutal Varavin maniac. The victims of this "beast" are defenseless children, and at any moment, the younger Lykovs could fall into the clutches of the inhuman... Will the detective manage to overcome his own fears and catch the killer without risking the well-being of his family? The detective story "The Case of the Varavin Maniac" by Nikolai Svechin is both a touching melodrama and a hard-hitting action piece that reminds us of the best examples of the genre!