Those who love history and literature will undoubtedly be interested in the search for a “literary detective”. The book tells about the unusual adventures of genuine historical figures who appeared under fictitious names on the pages of literary masterpieces. These are the Count of Monte Cristo and Captain Nemo, the convict Jean Valjean and the Abbé Faria, the detectives Aposte Dupin and Sherlock Holmes, the robbers Karl Moor and Georgiy Kirdzhali, the thief Moll Flenders and the courtesan Manon Lescaut and many other characters. The first volume included “Crime Stories” .