The Psychiatrist

The author calls himself an avid reader—and he’s also a writer: both of these pursuits appeal to him equally strongly. He studied at a medical university and worked for a long time as a doctor. It’s hard to say that the profession didn’t suit him. But now Andrey Shlyakhov left medical practice and devoted his time to writing books. By the way, a doctor’s experience proved quite useful for writing some essays. In general, Andrey draws his ideas from his own life, from the lives of outstanding people, from historical figures, and from his imagination…

Andrey himself says that in his work he isn’t attracted by idols or ideals. He writes about real people—strong and weak—with all their positive and negative traits. Shlyakhov’s books are very different, but the central character is always a person. Each personality is multifaceted and, as a rule, contradictory. The author wants to write not just books, but useful books—ones that hook you, from which you can take something beneficial. Of course, every useful story must also be interesting.

A psychiatrist from a dispensary, Saveliy Likhachev, is asked to decipher mysterious murders that, at first glance, have nothing to do with one another. A maniac is at work in the Oстанкино district. The investigators can’t find any leads. Perhaps his medical knowledge of the human psyche will help find the werewolf.