How to Catch a Monster. Circle Three. Book 2

How to Catch a Monster — is an atmospheric detective-fantasy cycle, combining investigations of supernatural crimes, deep psychology, and dark mythology, created by the Russian writer Arina Tsimering, whose books are compared to the works of Guillermo del Toro, Nina... Dashevskaya, and Alex Norton.
Book 2 of the Circle Three cycle continues the story of hunters of entities living in the shadows of the human world. This is not just a continuation — it is a dive into the very heart of darkness, where monsters are not always those you catch… and sometimes — those you have created yourself.

What is this book about?
After the events of the first book — the failure in the Underworld, the death of a partner, the meeting with «The One Who Whispers» — Agata Voronina no longer believes in the rules.
She is a former investigator of the Anomaly Containment Service (ACS), now — an outcast, acting outside the system. She is being hunted. She is not trusted. But only she knows the truth:
Circle Three — is not a myth. It is a real prison for the most ancient entities, hidden under layers of oblivion, magic, and human sacrifices.
And now it is waking up.
When children who see the «dark people» start disappearing in various cities across Russia, Agata realizes: — This is not a coincidence. — This is a ritual. — And someone is trying to open the Circle — not to release the monsters… …but to let something new in.
She is joined by Cain, a former ACS agent with the skills of a killer and memories wiped in parts. Together they follow the trail of cults, ancient symbols, distorted dreams, and «phone calls from the void».
But with every step, Agata feels: — Her mind is changing. — Her dreams are not hers. — And the voice that whispers to her at night… …knows her name from the very beginning.
How to Catch a Monster. Circle Three. Book 2 — is not just a hunt. It is a descent into the abyss, where every step can become the last, and trust — a death sentence.
Here, monsters do not hide under the bed. They wait in your phone. In your reflection. In your memory.
Book 2. The door is open. You are already inside. They know you have come.