Death to the townsfolk, or clumsy work. Moskvin I.V.

beginning of the XX century. Saint Petersburg. In one of the quiet philistine quarters, killings occur. The unknown murderer began to kill entire families with an ax. The crimes are terrible, but at first glance, uncomplicated and not promising a long investigation. Moreover, the head of the detective police, Vladimir Gavrilovich Filippov and his team of experienced investigators, are taken up to business. However, from the first steps, the inquiry is discovered by some oddities in the picture of the crime.

Who is this crazy maniac? Is this one person? What are his motives to kill harmless citizens in a particularly cruel way? There are more and more oddities and difficulties in the case, the investigation leads detectives far beyond the borders of St. Petersburg, up to Finland itself. Threads are intertwined in a tight ball, which only the chief of the detective police Filippov and his assistant to unravel the head of the detective police.