The plot of the novel “Skopets” is based on real events related to the theft of the fortune of the famous capital millionaire merchant Solodovnikov (in the novel - Sokovnikov), revealed in 1880. The detective story is woven into the fabric of the tragic events of half a century ago, associated with the history of the eunuchs sect, full of dark secrets. Will the capital's police answer the question of who, when and how the millions of one of the richest merchants in Russia were stolen? Will the mysterious fraudster be exposed?