Locked Up

A new stylish edition of Nikolai Svechin's detective stories about the investigator Alexey Lykov.
In this retro design, modernity takes the lead and makes the world of ancient crimes of the last century appear brighter and bolder.
Svechin is the most popular author of historical investigations. He lives in Nizhny Novgorod, being a landmark along with real monuments. Each of his novels is verified by archives and testimonies of scholars.
And besides everything else, these are simply very interesting, thrilling texts about times when even criminals were noble.

The end of 1911. Stolypin is assassinated, and a new minister, Makarov, appears in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He immediately takes a dislike to the state councilor Lykov. Makarov is a strict lawman, while the investigator often breaks the law in the interest of the case. Lykov has gotten himself involved in something that doesn’t concern him, wanting to open the government's eyes to English intrigues aimed at suffocating the Maykop oil fields. During the arrest of Makhov's gang, the state councilor severely beat the leader. Makarov gave him a stern reprimand. And a few days later, the investigator summoned Makhov for questioning, after which he died in prison. The cellmates unanimously claim that Lykov severely beat the criminal, and he died from the injuries... And before the investigator knew it, he found himself behind bars. Deprived of ranks, orders, and nobility for something he didn’t commit. Friends hurriedly try to rescue the former state councilor. Meanwhile, there are many in prison eager to settle scores with him...