1919, Ekaterinoslav region. Former exile policeman Platon Chechel serves in Petliur's intelligence. Performing a secret mission in the deep enemy rear, Plato finds himself trapped and miraculously escapes from the whites. But? falls into the hands of the Reds ... Now he is one step closer to execution. The young and noble Daryna Ilnytska is in captivity with him. It's scary to think what threatens her. Therefore, Chechel makes a desperate attempt to save himself and t...
Summer 1911. Former Kyiv investigator and now exile Platon Chechel performs a delicate assignment in Poltava. But he is detained in the city by another story, not criminal, but mystical. Something strange is happening in the region. The weather is deteriorating, cattle are dying en masse, and a young local landlady is accused of witchery. Behind all this are old foreign family sins, bloody retribution for them is inevitable. What devils are hiding in a swampy corner of Poltav...
Spring of 1909. Kyiv investigator Platon Chechel exposes the brutal murderer of young girls - the daughter of a secret adviser from St. Petersburg. But the young lady dies under the same circumstances as her victims, so influential relatives accuse Chechel of slander. For society, Plato becomes an exile.The only way out of hard labor is to save the life of millionaire von Schlesser, who is allegedly wanted by a young wife who has already gained the fame of a black widow. Howe...
December 1913, Kharkiv province. Platon Chechel is invited as a guest to a private New Year's party. The exile accidentally finds himself in the circle of influential Kharkivites. The body of one of the guests is found immediately after the masquerade ball. The mansion is covered with snow, guests are cut off from the world. There is nowhere to run - and the hunt for guests continues. It is said that everyone is terrorized by a werewolf. And only Chechel can challenge the...
Autumn of 1916. The Great War continues for the third year. Platon Chechel, a former police officer mobilized for military service. But this is a cover: he performs unofficial tasks of the command, reveals war crimes in the rear. Fate brings Chechel to provincial Chernihiv, where, among other things, he has to settle a delicate private affair. A large sum of money must be given to the criminals in exchange for evidence of the involvement of Julia, the daughter of a local land...
