Based on the New York Times and Washington Post bestselling serial-killer thriller. The police of Saint-Petersburg follow the trail of a maniac - the strangler does not just kill young women but transforms their bodies into art objects posing his victims in public spaces as if they are still alive. Zoya Volgina, a well-known forensic psychologist, and Timofey Volokh, a special ops division officer, team up to find the slayer. Together, they must descend into a serial killer's psyche and untangle his twisted fantasies, or more women will die.