Book 8. The Ghost of Dracula in the Russian Manor.

By Olga Kryuchkova

The health of the old Count Shakhovsky is deteriorating. Mysterious events continue to take place in the estate. The old Count thinks that his days are numbered and a will must be written. The old Count dies under mysterious circumstances. The nurse of the old count is convinced that he was killed by the ghost of Dracula.
Soon after, under mysterious circumstances, Gregory Shakhovsky, the heir and son of the old count, died in Moscow. The entire financial condition, the Yaroslavl estate, serfs and the Moscow house were inherited by Natalya, the wife of Gregory. Lieutenant Polyansky is investigating the mysterious death of the young Count Gregory Shakhovsky. And he learns about the family tradition associated with the ghost of Dracula. However, the lieutenant does not believe in otherworldly forces. And he suspects that the young count was poisoned by his cousin Anatole Dubovitsky. After all, Anatole has long been in love with Natalya.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Olga Kryuchkova
• Release date: Jun 20, 2024
• ISBN: 9798215463864

Olga Kryuchkova

Olga Kryuchkova began her creative career in 2006. During this time, the author had more than 100 publications and reprints (historical novels, historical adventures, esotericism, art therapy, fantasy). A number of novels were co-written with Elena Kryuchkova.

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Olga Kryuchkova

Series The Criminal Investigations of the Imperial Gendarme

Book 8. The Ghost of Dracula in the Russian Manor

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The health of the old Count Shakhovsky is deteriorating. Mysterious events continue to take place in the estate. The old Count thinks that his days are numbered and a will must be written. The old Count dies under mysterious circumstances. The nurse of the old count is convinced that he was killed by the ghost of Dracula.

Soon after, under mysterious circumstances, Gregory Shakhovsky, the heir and son of the old count, died in Moscow. The entire financial condition, the Yaroslavl estate, serfs and the Moscow house were inherited by Natalya, the wife of Gregory. Lieutenant Polyansky is investigating the mysterious death of the young Count Gregory Shakhovsky. And he learns about the family tradition associated with the ghost of Dracula. However, the lieutenant does not believe in otherworldly forces. And he suspects that the young count was poisoned by his cousin Anatole Dubovitsky. After all, Anatole has long been in love with Natalya.

Chapter 6

Nikolai Yakovlevich could hardly move around the room. At the slightest sharp movement, he felt pain in his chest. Recently, he was constantly accompanied by a nurse whom Dr. Samoilov discharged from Yaroslavl. She was a stout, helpful and responsible girl, from the middle class, who had completed medical courses. Before getting into the house of Count Shakhovsky, she looked after the elderly Mrs. Murzaeva, an old woman who was almost out of her mind.

But the nurse, Evdokia, endured everything and was generously rewarded for her labors. Not only did she receive a decent monetary reward from the son of Mrs. Murzaeva, who personally knew Count Shakhovsky, he also wrote to the girl an excellent recommendation, in which he praised her in every possible way.

And Nikolai Yakovlevich was pleased with Evdokia: she listened to him attentively, she gave the Count medicine on time, she put him to bed on time and read a book before going to bed.

In early February, when severe frosts set in, such that the snow cracked underfoot, and the air rang, the count decided that he should write a letter to Gregory. His state of health did not improve, and Nikolai Yakovlevich, tormented by forebodings, decided to see his son with his daughter-in-law. You never know what? We all walk under God.

Only one thing calmed the count: the strange sounds that followed him at night had ceased. He even began to be inclined to believe that it was a play of his sick imagination. Now, when Evdokia slept next to him, in a small adjacent boudoir, where a bed and a narrow wardrobe could fit, he completely calmed down. Every day, the Count liked Evdokia more and more, he sometimes sighed, regretting that she was not a serf, otherwise he would not be stingy and would buy her for any money.

... It got dark. Evdokia finished reading another novel to Nikolai Yakovlevich. She blew out the candles, although she left one to burn just in case, wished the count a restful sleep and went to bed. The Count closed his eyes and immediately fell asleep — the effect of the medicine that Evdokia gave him at night affected. He had been sleeping peacefully lately. New drops brought by Dr. Samoilov from Yaroslavl turned out to be very effective.

That night the count was destined to have a dream. He dreamed about a young, beautiful girl. The slender figure of the girl, dressed in a high-waisted dress according to the latest French fashion, gave her an innocent seductiveness. The charming lady smiled. Suddenly the count