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Sobytiya dvukh povestey, obedinennykh v sbornik, svyazany khronologicheski. Snachala Lykov rassleduet cheredu ubiystv na XVI Vserossiyskoy promyshlennoy yarmarke v Nizhnem Novgorode, a po doroge domoy, v Peterburg, s nim sluchaetsya eshche odno proisshestvie. V poezde Aleksey Nikolaevich zamechaet ochen podozritelnogo poputchika i, neozhidanno dlya samogo sebya, reshaet soyti za nim pryamo sredi nochi. Temnyy chelovek privodit Lykova v priton, gde pod vidom egerey obitaet tselaya banda golovorezov, i tam byvalyy syshchik popadaet v zapadnyu...