English writer, scientist, author of the famous “Confessions of an Englishman who used Opium” Thomas de Quincey talks about the murder from the point of view of aesthetic categories. Filled with dark humor, the narrative is a scientific report on the most striking and extravagant murders of the past. The professor's frightening knowledge of the sensational crimes of the era suggests that this is not a scientific report, but the confession of a killer. Is this really so, or perhaps this is how the writing talent of the author who inspired Charles Dickens to write his best novels is manifested? The reader himself will be able to answer this question after reading the book.