Konstantin Goncharov constantly finds himself in extraordinary situations, when a terrible crime occurs almost before his eyes. In the past, he worked as an investigator and remains one at heart. The detective's talent helps him solve the most mysterious murders. In the story "Goncharov and the Vultures" (previously the story was published under the title "Vultures"), he undertakes to find an ancient collection of coins, but he has to face several murders along the way. In the story "Goncharov gets into a scam" ("The Scam"), he investigates a fraud involving gold bars, but there is death here too. In the story "Goncharov Works as a Security Guard" ("Die in Silence") he gets a job in a company and soon learns about the murder of the owner of the company and his mistress. Goncharov gets down to business...