Suddenly, the hunter runs out

The first book of the detective series by Yulia Yakovleva about investigator Zaitsev, set in the thirties of the last century in Leningrad. The machine of terror is already in full swing, the imprisoned engineers have already designed the Great House, where the Leningrad OGPU-NKVD will soon move. Purges are already underway — in Smolny and in the Public Library, at the Putilov Factory and in the Hermitage. Murders are happening in the city: victims are found in strange poses and unusual clothing. Zaitsev suspects that the criminal is recreating the plots of some paintings. But which ones and for what purpose? The investigation is hampered not only by the cunning mind of the murderer but also by the law enforcement system itself.