“Chronicles of Investigation” is a collection of seven detective stories, the action of which takes place parallel to the action of Nikolai Svechin’s novels “The Testament of Avvakum” and “The Hunt for the Tsar.” Fearless detective of the Nizhny Novgorod police Alexei Lykov and his friend and colleague State Councilor Pavel Blagovo are investigating cases - one more complicated than the other: about a gang of horse thieves, about a village of stranglers, about the murder of a high school student, about the mysterious treasure of Emelyan Pugachev, about the poisoning of a merchant with poisonous quails and also about murder pharmacist-drug dealer. Stylish, exciting detective story - in the best traditions of the retro genre!