The Ghost of the Heavenly Jerusalem

A psychological thriller full of unexpected twists immerses you in the atmosphere of a bustling metropolis, where a cruel killer brings ancient vices of the capital to the surface—its terrible secrets and mystical symbolism encoded in the chaotic tangle of old streets, back alleys, and squares...

Dead bodies surface in the Moskva River; they sit leaning against an ancient wall of the Kutafya Tower; they lie dismembered on a bench in Kolomenskoye… The unfortunate victims were murdered in horrifying medieval ways, and only the killer knows what their guilt is.

A maniac who leaves bloody marks one after another in the center of the capital seems to be assembling a terrible puzzle.

Following the terrible trail there is a pair from Petrovka: a gangster’s trainee—an MUС graduate—who has been obsessed with maniacs since childhood; and an experienced detective who finished a provincial police school. These two can’t stand each other, yet they complement each other perfectly. Only they are capable of deciphering the riddle compiled by the killer—one rooted deep in ancient Moscow, in old schismatic texts, and in the symbolism of the Holy Scripture.