Cold Twilight

Novels about the true heroes of their time — law enforcement officers, people for whom a service feat is an everyday matter.
At the end of the 1980s. A cruel maniac is on the loose in Vladivostok. Five victims in two weeks. All are women aged twenty to thirty-five, with strange symbols carved on their bodies resembling cultist marks, and their innards have been removed. The investigation is entrusted to Major of Police Dmitry Merkулov. He understands that he is dealing with a series, but refuses to believe that it is the work of a cult. In his opinion, the murders are committed by a lone individual skilled in surgery. Another similar crime pushes the major to take decisive action. He plans to catch the maniac using a decoy, for which he asks his colleague to play along in a deadly dangerous performance…
This was not long ago. When honor and unwavering dedication to a dangerous profession were the main and mandatory qualities of police officers…