Kasyanov Year

A new stylish series by the fashionable author of retro-detectives Nikolai Svechin, the most popular in the genre! The novel is part of the cycle of works about detective Alexei Lykov and is the 21st in the series, but the book can also be read as a standalone work.

The action of the novel takes place in the year 1900. It is a leap year, which is not liked by the people, as it is believed to bring misfortune. According to the saints, February 29 is the Day of Saint Cassian: the whole year is called Kasyanov because of it. And for Lykov, this year is no good either. At the request of Finance Minister Witte, he goes to Kiev. Witte's son-in-law, Mikhail Mering, is conducting risky schemes - he is involved in housing construction and, trying to deceive creditors, is cheating with collateral. Lykov must expose him. But in Kiev, the detective faces nothing but failures. The case is complicated by the fact that people begin to die, and Lykov himself is walking on the edge - a hunt is being unleashed against him…