Impostor Syndrome

For Mike Omer fans. A Russian detective thriller about the unusual abilities of a profiler who uses unique methods of psychoanalysis to crack a practically hopeless case.

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A STEWARDESS
At different times on different flights, three stewardesses of the same airline die. The first is found lifeless near a hotel shortly after landing in Los Angeles. The second, as the autopsy showed, was poisoned with cyanide in the air during a flight to Beijing. The body of the third is discovered in one of the back alleys after landing in Irkutsk.

A SERIAL KILLER — THE PILOT
The investigation concludes that all three deaths involve a pilot named Pavel Otluchny. Each of the deceased had a relationship with him, and in every case he had a motive to kill the victim. He’s sentenced to life imprisonment as a serial killer. It would seem justice has prevailed…

THE PROFILER WITH A DARK PAST
However, the leadership of the aviation workers’ union fundamentally disagrees with this verdict… It turns to a profiler, Viktor Cheremushkin, asking him to use his unusual abilities to help establish the truth. And the deeper he digs into the details of the crimes, the more terrifying his conclusions become…

“Together with the main character, we assemble a puzzle and, piece by piece, create a psychological portrait of a maniac who kills flight attendants. But no less interesting is watching how, chapter by chapter, the skill of the novice profiler trying to find the killer grows. невероятно захопливе читання!” – Aleksandra Marinina